General English for Competitive Exams Questions and Answers
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
‘Don Quixote’ was written by Miguel Cervantes.
(A) Miguel Cervantes was writing ‘Don Quixote’.
(B) Miguel Cervantes wrote ‘Don Quixote’.
(C) Miguel Cervantes had written ‘Don Quixote’.
(D) Miguel Cervantes has written ‘Don Quixote’.
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The sentence is transformed into active voice, making Miguel Cervantes the author of "Don Quixote."
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Kiara will sign all the documents tomorrow.
(A) Kiara was to be signed by tomorrow for all the documents.
(B) Tomorrow Kiara will be signed by all the documents.
(C) All the documents will be signed by Kiara tomorrow.
(D) Kiara would have been signed tomorrow by all the documents.
Correct Answer : C
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The boy kicked the ball high into the air.
(A) The ball will be kicked high into the air by the boy.
(B) The ball was kicked high into the air by the boy.
(C) The boy kicks the ball high into the air.
(D) The boy had kicked the ball high into the air.
Correct Answer : B
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
A trip to the village temple was made by Bhavani yesterday.
(A) Bhavani was going to make a trip to the temple yesterday.
(B) Bhavani made a trip to the village temple yesterday.
(C) Bhavani tripped to the village temple yesterday.
(D) Bhavani is going to make a trip to the temple today.
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The sentence is transformed from passive to active voice, making Bhavani the doer of the action.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
His friends arranged for the ambulance and took him immediately to the hospital.
(A) His friends would have arranged for the ambulance and taken him immediately to the hospital.
(B) His friends were arranged for the ambulance and taken him immediately to the hospital.
(C) The ambulance arranged for his friends and took him immediately to the hospital.
(D) The ambulance was arranged for by his friends and he was immediately taken to the hospital.
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
The sentence is rewritten in passive voice, putting the emphasis on the object (ambulance) and the person receiving the action (he).
The teacher told us that all the girls were playing in the garden.
(A) The teacher said, ‘all the girls are playing in the garden.’
(B) The teacher complained, ‘all the girls are playing in the garden.’
(C) The teacher said, ‘all the girls were playing in the garden.’
(D) The teacher said, ‘all the girls had been playing in the garden.’
Correct Answer : A
The guest said to them, ‘please give me a cup of coffee’
(A) The guest said to them please give me a cup of coffee.
(B) The guest requested them to give him a cup of coffee.
(C) The guest asked them to give him a cup of coffee.
(D) The guest requested them please give me a cup of coffee.
Correct Answer : B
Arya said to Tara, ‘David will leave for his mother’s place tomorrow’.
(A) Arya told Tara that David will leave for his mother’s place tomorrow.
(B) Arys told Tara that David will leave for his mother’s place the next day.
(C) Arya told Tara that David would leave for his mother’s place the next day.
(D) Arya informed Tara that David would be leaving for his mother’s place the next day.
Correct Answer : B
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Miranda said to her teacher, “I was sick for a day.”
(A) Miranda told her teacher that she has been sick for a day.
(B) Miranda told her teacher that she is sick for a day.
(C) Miranda told her teacher that she was sick for a day.
(D) Miranda told her teacher that she had been sick for a day.
Correct Answer : D
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Nandini said, “I bought a pen yesterday.”
(A) Nandini said she did bought a pen the previous day.
(B) Nandini said that she had bought a pen the previous day.
(C) Nandini said that she had bought a pen yesterday.
(D) Nandini says that she had bought a pen the previous day.
Correct Answer : B
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