English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Admittance was refused to him by the airport security.
556 064626b9dcdae930acb780576
64626b9dcdae930acb780576Admittance was refused to him by the airport security.
- 1The airport security is refusing him admittance.false
- 2The airport security has refused him admittance.false
- 3The airport security had refused him admittance.false
- 4The airport security refused him admittance.true
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "The airport security refused him admittance."
Explanation :
The given sentence is in Simple Past tense.
The structure of active and passive forms in Simple Past tense is as follows:
Active: Subject + V2 + Object
Passive: Object + was/were + V3 + by + Subject
Example:
Active: Our teacher taught this chapter in the last class.
Passive: This chapter was taught by our teacher in the last class.
Hence, the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice is The airport security refused him admittance.
Q: Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The manager explained the latest assignment to Lana.
525 0646c69b84f2cce984351c18d
646c69b84f2cce984351c18dThe manager explained the latest assignment to Lana.
- 1The latest assignment was explained to Lana by the manager.true
- 2The latest assignment had explained to Lana by the manager.false
- 3The latest assignment had been explained to Lana by the manager.false
- 4The latest assignment had been explain to Lana by the manager.false
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "The latest assignment was explained to Lana by the manager."
Explanation :
The given sentence is in Active Voice. As per the given question, we have to change it to Passive Voice.
The structure of the given sentence is as follows:
Subject + V2 + Object. (Active Voice)
Subject (objective case) + was/were + V3 + Object (subjective case). (Passive Voice)
Example: Their cousin showed them some rare photographs.
(Active Voice) They were shown some rare photographs by their cousin.
(Passive Voice) The subject of the given sentence is 'The manager'.
The object of the given sentence is 'the latest assignment.
The subject will be put in place of the object and the object will be put in place of the subject.
And 'explained' will be changed into 'was explained'. Lastly, the preposition 'by' will be added.
Q: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Robin rolled the marble through a small plastic pipe.
506 0646c7293cdae930acb919f53
646c7293cdae930acb919f53Robin rolled the marble through a small plastic pipe.
- 1The marble was rolled by Robin in a small plastic pipe.false
- 2A small plastic pipe was rolled through a marble by Robin.false
- 3The marble was rolled through a small plastic pipe by Robin.true
- 4The marble through a small plastic pipe was rolled by Robin.false
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "The marble was rolled through a small plastic pipe by Robin."
Explanation :
The given sentence is in Active Voice. As per the given question, we have to change it to Passive Voice.
The structure of the given sentence is as follows: Subject + V2 + Object.
(Active Voice) Subject (objective case) + was/were + V3 + Object (subjective case).
(Passive Voice) Example: Their cousin showed them some rare photographs.
(Active Voice) They were shown some rare photographs by their cousin.
(Passive Voice) The subject of the given sentence is 'Robin'.
The object of the given sentence is 'The marble.
The subject will be put in place of the object and the object will be put in place of the subject.
And 'rolled' will be changed into 'was rolled'. Lastly, the preposition 'by' will be added.
Q: Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Shalu has ordered new copies of the album.
595 0647882c093c743324c8d7885
647882c093c743324c8d7885Shalu has ordered new copies of the album.
- 1New copies of the album have being ordered by Shalu.false
- 2New copies of the album has been ordered by Shalu.false
- 3New copies of the album has been order by Shalu.false
- 4New copies of the album have been ordered by Shalu.true
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "New copies of the album have been ordered by Shalu."
Explanation :
The given sentence is in the active voice. We have to change the sentence into passive form.
The given sentence is written in 'present perfect tense.'
The structure of these kinds of sentences is:
Active Voice: Subject + have/has + V3 + Object.
Passive Voice: Object + have/has + been + V3 + by (preposition) + Subject.
Let’s see another example:
Active voice: I have written this instruction only for visitors.
Passive voice: This instruction has been written by me only for visitors.
The subject of the given sentence is 'Shalu' and the object of the given sentence is 'new copies of the album.'
So, in the passive voice, the position of ‘subject’ and ‘object’ will be interchanged.
Also here, 'has ordered' will be changed into 'have been ordered'.
Correct Sentence: New copies of the album have been ordered by Shalu.
Q: Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
He has downloaded the movie on his phone.
495 0647884004e2d039e7bd320f6
647884004e2d039e7bd320f6He has downloaded the movie on his phone.
- 1The movie has been downloaded by him on his phone.true
- 2The movie was downloaded by him on his phone.false
- 3The movie is been downloaded by him on his phone.false
- 4The movie are being downloaded by him on his phone.false
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "The movie has been downloaded by him on his phone."
Explanation :
The given sentence is in the active voice. We have to change the sentence into passive form.
The given sentence is written in 'present perfect tense.'
The structure of these kinds of sentences is:
Active Voice: Subject + have/has + V3 + Object.
Passive Voice: Object + have/has + been + V3 + by (preposition) + Subject.
Let’s see another example:
Active voice: The minister has called an emergency meeting.
Passive voice: An emergency meeting has been called by the minister.
The subject of the given sentence is 'He' and the object of the given sentence is 'the movie'.
So, in the passive voice, the position of ‘subject’ and ‘object’ will be interchanged.
Also here, 'has downloaded' will be changed into 'has been downloaded'.
'He' will be changed into 'him.'
Q: Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Manu will tell her later.
567 16479daa923e51f4777f0a488
6479daa923e51f4777f0a488Manu will tell her later.
- 1She will be tell later by Manu.false
- 2She will tell later by Manu.false
- 3She will be told later by Manu.true
- 4She will be tell later.false
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "She will be told later by Manu."
Explanation :
In the passive voice of simple future tense, the auxiliary verb shall / will is used with be and past participle of a verb.
The object of the sentence becomes the subject.
Here action will be done on the object in the future.
Formation:
Active: Subject + will/shall + V1 + object.
Passive: Object + will/shall + be + V3 + by + subject.
Thus, the correct passive form of the given sentence is option 3.
Q: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Priya washes her clothes in the evening.
446 0647eec2f23e51f477700fb69
647eec2f23e51f477700fb69Priya washes her clothes in the evening.
- 1The clothes was washed by Priya in the evening.false
- 2The clothes is washed by Priya in the evening.false
- 3The clothes are washed by Priya in the evening.true
- 4The clothes were washed by Priya in the evening.false
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "The clothes are washed by Priya in the evening."
Explanation :
The given sentence is in the active form and we need to change it to the passive form.
The given sentence is written in the simple present tense.
The simple present tense in the active voice has the following structure: Subject + V1+s/es+ object
The simple present tense in the passive voice has the following
structure: Object+ is/am/are+ V3+ by + subject
Example - Active voice - He reads a novel.
Passive voice - A novel is read. Rules of Conversion from Active to Passive Voice: Identify the subject, the verb, and the object.
Change the subject into an object. Change the verb into the past participle form.
Change the object into the subject. Therefore, the correct answer is option 3.
Correct Passive Voice:
The clothes are washed by Priya in the evening.
Q: Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
Was the message given by him?
512 064803389772333474b999a4b
64803389772333474b999a4bWas the message given by him?
- 1Was he given the message?false
- 2Does he give the message?false
- 3Did he gave the message?false
- 4Did he give the message?true
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "Did he give the message?"
Explanation :
The given sentence is in the passive form and we need to change it into the active state.
The given sentence is written in the past interrogative tense and in the passive form.
The past interrogative sentence in the passive voice has the following
structure: Was/were+object+v3+by+subject+?
The past interrogative sentence in the active voice has the following structure: Did+subject+v1+object+?
Rules of Conversion from Passive to Active Voice:
Identify the subject, the verb, and the object.
Change the object into the subject.
Change the verb into the past participle form of the verb.
Change the subject into an object.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 4.