Shut the door. A. The door be shut B. Shut the door C. Let the door be shut D. The door is shut
Solution: (c)
The passive voice of imperative sentences which suggest order, suggestion or request can be made in two ways:
Active: Verb + object
Passive:
Let + object + be + past participle
You are requested/ ordered/ suggested + to + verb (Ist form) + object
Going by first way of passive voice, the passive voice of the given sentence would be: Let the door be shut.
All the examinees have answered one particular question in the long answer writing section. A. All the examinees answered one particular question in the long answer writing section B. One particular question is answered by all the examinees in the long answer writing section C. One particular question was answered by all the examinees in the long answer writing section D. One particular question has been answered by all the examinees in the long answer writing section
Solution: (d)
The given sentence is of present perfect tense and it is in active form.
The structures for active/passive voices are:
Active: Subject + has/have + verb (IIIrd form) + object…
Passive: Object + has/have + been + verb (IIIrd form) + by + subject…
The active voice statement is in present perfect tense, thus the passive voice statement has to be in present perfect tense itself.
Out of the available options, only option (d) satisfies this criterion and thus, is the correct response.
The members of the parliament elect their group leader either by consensus or by voice vote. A. The group leader has been elected by the members of the parliament either by consensus or by voice vote B. The group leader is elected by the members of the parliament either by consensus or by voice vote C. The group leader was elected by the members of the parliament either by consensus or by voice vote D. The members of the parliament are elected by their group leader either by consensus or by voice vote
Solution:
The writer who passed away recently has authored a dozen novels and a number of poetry collections. A. A dozen novels and a number of poetry collections were authored by the writer who passed away recently B. A dozen novels and a number of poetry collections have been authored by the writer who passed away recently C. A dozen novels and a number of poetry collections has been authored by the writer who passed away recently D. A dozen novels and a number of poetry collections had been authored by the writer who passed away recently
Solution: (b)
The given sentence is of present perfect tense and it is in active form.
The structures for active/passive voices are:
Active: Subject + has/have + verb (IIIrd form) + object…
Passive: Object + has/have + been + verb (IIIrd form) + by + subject…
Options (c) and (d) are incorrect as it uses the incorrect helping verb ‘has’, while the subject is plural.
Option (a) is incorrect as the original statement is in present perfect tense and the converted statement too needs to be in the same.
India won freedom with the blood and sweat of hundreds and thousands of Indians. A. Freedom was won by India with the blood and sweat of hundreds and thousands of Indians B. India had won freedom with the blood and sweat of hundreds and thousands of Indians C. Freedom had been won by India with the blood and sweat of hundreds and thousands of Indians D. Freedom was won by hundreds and thousands of Indians with their blood and sweat
Solution: (a)
The given sentence is in active form of simple past tense. The structures for active/passive voices are:
Active: Subject + verb (IInd form) + object…
Passive: Object + was/were + verb (IIIrd form) + by + subject…
The question statement is in simple past tense, so the converted statement too should be in the same.
This eliminates options (b) & (c).
Out of options (a) and (d), the latter has ambiguities in the meaning.
They will have completed the work by the time we get there. A. The work will have been completed by the time we get there. B. The work will have been completed by the time we have got there. C. The work will be completed by the time we get there. D. The work will have completed by the time we get there.
The little boy asked the man the way to Athens. A. The man was asked the way to Athens by the little boy. B. The way to Athens was asked by the man from the little boy. C. The man has been asked the way to Athens by the little boy. D. The man was being asked the way to Athens by the little boy.
Why did she break the garden wall ? A. Why had the garden wall been broken by her ? B. Why will the garden wall be broken by her ? C. Why the garden wall was broken by her? D. Why was the garden wall broken by her?
You should not offer meat to vegetarians. A. Meat should be offered to non-vegetarians. B. You should offer no meat to non-vegetarians. C. Vegetarians should not be offered meat. D. Vegetarians should not offer meat.
You will be taken care of by me. A. I would take care of you. B. I will being take care of you. C. I will be taking care of you. D. I will take care of you.
