Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Give the child a nourishing diet. A. The child should be given a nourishing diet. B. The child was given a nourishing diet. C. The child must have given a nourishing diet. D. The child is given a nourishing diet
Solution: A
• The given sentence is in the Active Voice. As per the given question we have to change the sentence into Passive Form.
• The transformation of these kinds of sentences is:
The given sentence is an example of an imperative sentence.
The notion of the given sentence is the suggestion.
• VI + Object. (Active Voice)
• Subject (Objective case) + should + be + V3. (Passive Voice)
Example:
• Help the poor. (Active Voice)
• The poor should be helped. (Passive Voice)
Hence, as per the above rule, the correct answer is Option A.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The hunchback was being laughed at by everyone A. Everyone is laughing at the hunchback B. Everyone laughs at the hunchback C. Everyone laughed at the hunchback. D. Everyone was laughing at the hunchback
Solution: D
The correct answer is option 4) i.e. Everyone was laughing at the hunchback.
• In Active Voice, a sentence emphasizes subject performing an action.
• In Passive Voice, a sentence emphasizes the action or the object of the sentence.
• The given sentence is in the passive voice and ‘The hunchback’ is the subject and everyone’ is the object.
• When we convert this sentence into active voice, the subject ‘The hunchback’ of the passive voice becomes the object, the object ‘everyone’ becomes the subject
• The passive format “was + being + V3” is used and the active format “was + ing” should be used.
• This is the active and passive voice rule for the past continuous tense.
• Hence, “Everyone was laughing at the hunchback” is the correct active voice.
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. They have invited the parents as well as the child.
A. The parents as well as the child has been invited. B. The parents as well as the child have been invited. C. The child as well as the parents has been invited. D. The parents as well as the child had been invited by them.
Solution: B
• The instructions given below should be followed while changing an assertive sentence to passive voice.
Find the subject and object of the sentence and exchange their places; make changes in their cases as well if subject and object are pronouns.
Use preposition by before the agent.
Use an appropriate helping verb in passive form according to the tense of the active form. (Present perfect – has/have + been)
Always use the third form of the main verb in passive form.
At last line up the remaining part.
So, the final sentence is – The parents as well as the child have been invited.
Rahul is playing cricket in the playground provided by the government. A. Cricket is played by Rahul in the playground provided by the government. B. Cricket has been played by Rahul in the playground provided by the government. C. Cricket is been played by Rahul in the playground provided by the government. D. Cricket is being played by Rahul in the playground provided by the government.
Solution: D
• Whenever a sentence in present continuous tense is changed into its passive voice,
then we follow the given structure:
• ‘Is/am/are + Ving’ is changed to ‘is/am/are + being + V3’
• For Example:-
Active – They are playing cricket in that field.
Passive – Cricket is being played by them in that field.
Therefore, the correct passive voice of the given sentence is ‘Cricket is being played by Rahul in the playground provided by the government’.
Choose the correct Passive Construction for the sentence given: “Mrs. Sharma knows me.”
A. I am known by Mrs. Sharma. B. I was known by Mrs. Sharma. C. I am known to Mrs. Sharma. D. I have known to Mrs. Sharma
Solution: C
In the Active Voicet the emphasis is on the subject which performs an action.
In the Passive Voice the emphasis is on the object of the sentence which is the
receiver or recipient of the action being performed.
n the given sentence, the subject is ‘Mrs. Sharma’ and the object is ‘me’.
The sentence is in the present indefinite tense.
The structure is:
Sub + VI (sles) + object.
In the passive voice, the structure is:
Obj + islam/are + the past particple (V3) + (by + subject).
We use the preposition ‘to’ after ‘known’. So, we won’t use ‘by’ here.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.
The police beat a number of protestors last night.
A. A number of protestors had been beaten by the police last night. B. A number of protestors were being beaten by the police last night. C. A number of protestors has been beaten by the police the night before. D. A number o protestors were beaten by the police last night.
Solution: D
• In Active Voice, a sentence emphasizes the subject, performing an action.
• In Passive Voice, a sentence emphasizes the action or the object of the sentence.
• The given sentence is in the active voice and ‘The police’ is the subject and ‘a number of protestors’ is the object.
• When we convert this sentence into passive voice, the subject ‘The police’ of the active voice becomes the object, the object ‘a number of protestors’ becomes the subject.
The passive format “were + V3” should be used.
This is the active and passive voice rule for the past simple tense.
Hence, the correct answer is option D.
Change the given sentence into passive voice. Whom did you laugh at?
A. By whom was you laughed at? B.Who was laughed at by you? C. you were laughed at by whom? D. Did you laugh at who?
Solution: B
The given sentence is in Active Voice. As per the given question we have to change it into Passive Voice.
Here, in the given sentence the direct object ‘whom’ in the active sentence will become the subject in the passive sentence, and its form is ‘who’.
Hence, ‘whom’ will be changed into ‘who’.
‘did laugh’ will be changed into ‘was laughed’.
Lastly, the ‘by’ preposition will be added.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. She handles all tasks efficiently.
A. All tasks are handled efficiently by her. B. All tasks were handled efficiently by her. C. All tasks have been handled efficiently by her. D. All tasks are being handled efficiently by her.
Solution: A
The given sentence is in Active Voice. As per the question we have to change it into Passive Voice.
The structure of the given sentence is as follows:
Subject + VI + Object. (Active Voice)
Subject (Objective Case) + is/am/are + V3 + Object (Subjective Case).
(Passive Voice)
• The subject of the given sentence is ‘She’.
• The object of the given sentence is ‘All tasks’.
• The subject will be put in place of the object and the object will be put in place of the subject.
• ‘handles’ will be changed into ‘are handled’.
His scores in the matches surprised me.
A. I was surprised by his scores in the matches. B. I was surprised at his scores in the matches. C. I was surprised on his scores in the matches. D. I was surprised to his scores in the matches.
Solution: B
• In the above given sentence, the correct passive form of the given sentence will be ‘l was surprised at his scores in the matches’.
• I t is so because some verbs are used with fixed prepositions in the passive form as well.
• Words like surprised and disappointed are always used with a fixed preposition i.e. at’ or ‘with’
• For Example:-
• Active Voice – His marks surprised me.
• Passive Voice – I was surprised at his marks.
The management is planning a new project with my company.
A. A new project was being planned with my company by the committee. B. A new project is planned with my company by the management. C. A new project was being planned with my company. D. A new project is being planned with my company by the management.
Solution: D
The given sentence is in the active voice in the present continuous tense.
The structures for active/passive voices in the specific tense are:
Active: Subject + is/are/am + verb (ing) + object…
Passive: Object + is/are/am + being + verb (IIIrd from) + by + subject…
So, with the help of the above structures, we can convert the given sentence into passive voice as:
A new project is being planned with my company by the management.
‘With my company’ defines the area where the project is being planned and not the management; hence it will not be a part of the subject.
