English Language

Sentence Transformation

697 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: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

After 15 minutes, Rohit will be watching the football match.

  1. After 15 minutes, the football match will be watched by Rohit.

  2. After 15 minutes, the football match will be being watched by Rohit.

  3. After 15 minutes, the football match will being watched by Rohit.

  4. After 15 minutes, the football match will have being watched by Rohit.

  5. After 15 minutes, the football match will have been watched by Rohit.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is correct voice.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

The manager completed the project last year.

  1. The project was completed by the manager last year.

  2. The project was completed by the manager previous year.

  3. The project has been completed by the manager last year.

  4. The project had been completed by the manager last year.

  5. Both (1) and (2)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Correct voice using 'was/were+ third form of verb' for past indefinite tenses.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Priyanka has invited me to her marriage party.

  1. I had been invited by Priyanka to her marriage party.

  2. I have been invited by Priyanka to her marriage party.

  3. I have been invited by Priyanka to the marriage party.

  4. I was invited by Priyanka to her marriage party.

  5. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct voice as 'has/have+ been' is used for past perfect tense.

Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

Self-pollination occurs when pollen from one flower pollinates the same flower or other flowers of the same individual; by contrast, cross-pollination occurs when pollen is delivered to a flower from a different plant.

  1. by contrast, cross-pollination occurs when pollen is delivered to a flower from a different plant

  2. in contrast, cross-pollination occurs when pollen from one flower is delivered to a flower from a different plant

  3. in contrast, cross-pollination occurs when a flower on a different plant receives the pollen

  4. by contrast, when pollen is delivered to a flower from a different plant, cross-pollination occurs

  5. different than cross-pollination which occurs when pollen is delivered to a flower from a different plant
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The option removes the Error of Unidiomatic Expression and the Error of Parallelism.

Multiple choice

Directions: Arrange PORS in a way so that it makes a meaningful sentence.

P: Alexandrian empire was the Q: Graro-Egyption Kingdom, founded by R: Ptolemy, another general of Alexander
S: the second division of the

  1. RQPS

  2. SPRQ

  3. SPQR

  4. PRQS

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

SPQR forms a meaningful sentence. The second division of the Alexandrian empire was the Graro-Egyption Kingdom, founded by Ptolemy, another general of Alexander.