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English Language — Active and Passive Voice — Questions with Answers
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Q1.
Choose the correct passive voice form for the given sentence:
The gardener waters the plants every morning.
The plants are watered by the gardener every morning.
The plants were watered by the gardener every morning.
The plants is watered by the gardener every morning.
The plants are being watered by the gardener every morning.
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Answer: A. The plants are watered by the gardener every morning.
RULE: Simple Present Active (Subject + V1/V1+s/es + Object) changes to Passive (Object + is/am/are + V3 + by + Subject). Since 'plants' is plural, 'are' is used.
Q2.
Convert the following sentence to passive voice:
She wrote a beautiful poem yesterday.
A beautiful poem was written by her yesterday.
A beautiful poem is written by her yesterday.
A beautiful poem had been written by her yesterday.
A beautiful poem will be written by her yesterday.
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Answer: A. A beautiful poem was written by her yesterday.
RULE: Simple Past Active (Subject + V2 + Object) changes to Passive (Object + was/were + V3 + by + Subject). 'A beautiful poem' is singular, so 'was' is used.
Q3.
Select the correct passive voice transformation:
My mother is baking a delicious cake.
A delicious cake is being baked by my mother.
A delicious cake was being baked by my mother.
A delicious cake has been baked by my mother.
A delicious cake is baked by my mother.
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Answer: A. A delicious cake is being baked by my mother.
RULE: Present Continuous Active (Subject + is/am/are + V-ing + Object) changes to Passive (Object + is/am/are + being + V3 + by + Subject).
Q4.
Change the voice of the sentence:
The students have completed their assignments.
Their assignments have been completed by the students.
Their assignments are completed by the students.
Their assignments had been completed by the students.
Their assignments were completed by the students.
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Answer: A. Their assignments have been completed by the students.
RULE: Present Perfect Active (Subject + has/have + V3 + Object) changes to Passive (Object + has/have + been + V3 + by + Subject).
Q5.
Choose the passive form of the given sentence:
We should respect our elders.
Our elders should be respected by us.
Our elders must be respected by us.
Our elders are respected by us.
Our elders should have been respected by us.
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Answer: A. Our elders should be respected by us.
RULE: Active sentences with modal verbs (Subject + Modal + V1 + Object) change to Passive (Object + Modal + be + V3 + by + Subject).
Q6.
Convert the imperative sentence to passive voice:
Open the window immediately.
Let the window be opened immediately.
The window should be opened immediately.
You are requested to open the window immediately.
The window is opened immediately.
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Answer: A. Let the window be opened immediately.
RULE: Imperative sentences expressing a command can be changed to passive voice using the structure 'Let + Object + be + V3'.
Q7.
Change the voice of the interrogative sentence:
Who painted this beautiful mural?
By whom was this beautiful mural painted?
Who was this beautiful mural painted by?
By whom is this beautiful mural painted?
This beautiful mural was painted by whom?
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Answer: A. By whom was this beautiful mural painted?
RULE: Interrogative sentences starting with 'Who' change to 'By whom' in the passive voice, followed by the auxiliary verb (was/were), the object, and the past participle (V3).
Q8.
Change the voice from passive to active:
The ancient ruins were discovered by archaeologists.
Archaeologists discovered the ancient ruins.
Archaeologists discover the ancient ruins.
Archaeologists have discovered the ancient ruins.
Archaeologists had discovered the ancient ruins.
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Answer: A. Archaeologists discovered the ancient ruins.
RULE: Simple Past Passive (Object + was/were + V3 + by + Subject) reverts to Simple Past Active (Subject + V2 + Object).
Q9.
Choose the correct passive voice form for the sentence:
The teacher taught us a new lesson.
A new lesson was taught to us by the teacher.
We were taught a new lesson by the teacher.
A new lesson is taught to us by the teacher.
We are taught a new lesson by the teacher.
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Answer: B. We were taught a new lesson by the teacher.
RULE: When an active sentence has two objects (direct and indirect), either can become the subject of the passive voice. When the indirect object (e.g., 'us' -> 'we') becomes the subject, the direct object ('a new lesson') is retained.
Q10.
Convert the sentence to passive voice:
It is time to prepare dinner.
It is time for dinner to be prepared.
It is time that dinner should be prepared.
Dinner should be prepared now.
Let dinner be prepared.
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Answer: A. It is time for dinner to be prepared.
RULE: Sentences beginning with 'It is time to...' are changed to passive voice using the structure 'It is time for + Object + to be + V3'.
Q11.
Change the voice of the sentence:
Everyone looked up to the old leader.
The old leader was looked up to by everyone.
The old leader was looked up by everyone.
The old leader was looked by everyone.
Everyone was looked up to by the old leader.
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Answer: A. The old leader was looked up to by everyone.
RULE: When an active verb is followed by a preposition (forming a phrasal verb), the preposition must be retained with the verb in the passive voice.
Q12.
Choose the correct passive voice form:
People know him as a kind person.
He is known to people as a kind person.
He is known by people as a kind person.
He was known to people as a kind person.
He is known with people as a kind person.
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Answer: A. He is known to people as a kind person.
RULE: Certain verbs take specific prepositions other than 'by' in the passive voice. For the verb 'know', the correct preposition is 'to' (known to), not 'by'.
