English Language

Sentence Transformation

558 Questions

Sentence transformation questions evaluate grammatical accuracy in converting sentences between active and passive voice, as well as direct and indirect speech. The focus lies on altering sentence structures without changing the original meaning while maintaining correct tense and verb forms. This is a highly weighted English language topic in SSC and banking exams.

Active and passive voiceDirect and indirect speechNarration changeTense consistencyVerb form transformation

Sentence Transformation Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

He spoke English fairly well.

  1. English is spoken fairly well by him.

  2. English was spoken fairly well by him.

  3. English speaking was done fairly well by him.

  4. English was spoken by him fairly well.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. It is a case of past simple tense. In such cases, we use 'was/were' with the third form of the verb.

Multiple choice

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

Can you smell these nice flowers?

  1. Can these nice flowers be smelled by you?

  2. Can these flowers that are nice be smelled by you?

  3. Can these flowers be smelled nicely by you?

  4. Can these flowers be smelled nice by you?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. Case of interrrogative sentence in present simple tense. 'Be smelled by you' is the correct usage.

Multiple choice

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

Did the police catch the thief?

  1. Was the thief caught by the police?

  2. Did the thief caught by the police?

  3. Did the thief was caught by the police?

  4. Was the thief caught?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. Case of past simple tense. In such cases, we use 'was/were' with the third form of the verb.'Did' changes to 'was/were'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

They all expressed utmost relief.

  1. Utmost relief was all expressed by them.

  2. Utmost relief was expressed by them all.

  3. Utmost relief was expressed by them all of them.

  4. Utmost relief by them all was expressed.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. Case of past simple tense. In such cases, we use 'was/were' with the third form of the verb. We cannot ignore the object.

Multiple choice

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

His pocket has been picked.

  1. They have his pocket picked.

  2. Picking of his pocket has been done.

  3. He has picked his pocket.

  4. Someone has picked his pocket.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb.

Multiple choice

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

Has the child not broken the tea pot?

  1. Has not the tea pot been broken by the child?

  2. Has the tea pot not been broken by the child?

  3. Has not been the tea pot broken by the child?

  4. Has the tea pot been broken by the child?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. Adverb of negation (not) just precedes the verb clause.

Multiple choice

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

The noise of the traffic kept me awake.

  1. I remained awake by the noise of the traffic.

  2. I was kept waking by the noise of the traffic.

  3. I was kept awake by the noise of the traffic.

  4. The traffic kept me awake by the noise.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. Case of past simple tense. In such cases, we use 'was/were' with the third form of the verb. 

Multiple choice

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

Four policemen were guarding me.

  1. I was guarded by four policemen.

  2. I was being guarded by four policemen.

  3. I was being guarded by the four policemen.

  4. I was guarding the four policemen.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. Case of past simple tense. In such cases, we use 'was/were' with the third form of the verb. Error of article usage in option 3.

Multiple choice

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

Nobel hired a boat.

  1. A boat is hired by Nobel.

  2. A boat was hired by Nobel.

  3. A boat by Nobel is hired.

  4. A boat by Nobel was hired.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. Case of past simple tense. In such cases, we use 'was/were' with the third form of the verb.

Multiple choice

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

I was tormented by heat.

  1. Heat torments me.

  2. Heat did torment me.

  3. Heat tormented me.

  4. Heat tormented at me.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. While changing into active voice, we refer to the verb in the passive voice. This is the case of past simple tense. 'Was tormented' becomes 'tormented'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

Why do we not sing a song?

  1. Why is a song not sung by us?

  2. Why a song is not sung by us?

  3. Why is a song not being sung by us?

  4. Why don't a song sung by us?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. Case of interrogative sentence in present simple tense. In interrogative sentences, auxiliary precedes the subject.

Multiple choice

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

Who is attending to him?

  1. By whom he is being attended to?

  2. By whom is he being attended to?

  3. By whom is he attended to?

  4. By whom he is attended to?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. Case of interrogative sentence in present continuous tense. In interrogative sentences, auxiliary precedes the subject.