Voice Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
Robin would draw a picture in the competition.
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6308b1c9e748b351c5e23cd4- 1In the competition Robin would have to draw a picture.false
- 2A picture in the competition would have been drawn by Robin.false
- 3In the competition Robin would be drawn a picture.false
- 4A picture would be drawn by Robin in the competition.true
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Answer : 4. "A picture would be drawn by Robin in the competition. "
Q: Choose the option that is the correct passive form of the sentence.
We had eaten the cake.
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64490819cd6ea382cf8651d6- 1The cake had been eaten by us.true
- 2The cake will be eaten by us.false
- 3The cake is eaten by us.false
- 4The cake was eaten by us.false
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Answer : 1. "The cake had been eaten by us."
Explanation :
The past perfect tense "had eaten" is transformed into the past perfect passive form "had been eaten."
Q:Directions: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
They have cut all the telephone wires.
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6308c06a1ff92f3f9e751897- 1All the telephone wires will be cut.false
- 2All the telephone wires had been cut.false
- 3All the telephone wires have been cut.true
- 4All the telephone wires shall be cut.false
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Answer : 3. "All the telephone wires have been cut. "
Q:Directions: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
The men had constructed the bridge.
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630cad9b7c72c0778458891d- 1The bridge has been constructed by the men.false
- 2The bridge was constructed by the men.false
- 3The bridge was being constructed by the men.false
- 4The bridge had been constructed by the men.true
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Answer : 4. "The bridge had been constructed by the men. "
Q: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
His friends arranged for the ambulance and took him immediately to the hospital.
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6458e2667f8252086628dccc- 1His friends would have arranged for the ambulance and taken him immediately to the hospital.false
- 2His friends were arranged for the ambulance and taken him immediately to the hospital.false
- 3The ambulance arranged for his friends and took him immediately to the hospital.false
- 4The ambulance was arranged for by his friends and he was immediately taken to the hospital.true
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Answer : 4. "The ambulance was arranged for by his friends and he was immediately taken to the hospital."
Explanation :
The sentence is rewritten in passive voice, putting the emphasis on the object (ambulance) and the person receiving the action (he).
Q: Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
Are the attendance rules being relaxed by the authorities?
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62fe00ace01bb93d5ed0257a- 1Have the authorities relaxed the attendance rules?false
- 2Are the authorities relaxing the attendance rules?true
- 3Have the authorities been relaxing the attendance rules?false
- 4Are the authorities going to relax the attendance rules?false
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Answer : 2. "Are the authorities relaxing the attendance rules?"
Q: Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
Was the message given by him?
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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
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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.
Q:The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Every / curious child / want to / rip open a toy
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6482f047772333474ba1d7e4- 1curious childfalse
- 2Everyfalse
- 3want totrue
- 4rip open a toyfalse
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