English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
All his friends laughed at him.
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6480384662f8ada0354fb0a8All his friends laughed at him.
- 1He became laughable to his friends.false
- 2He was laughed at by all his friends.true
- 3His friends were being laughed at by him.false
- 4All his friends were laughing at him.false
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Answer : 2. "He was laughed at by all his friends."
Explanation :
The given sentence is in Active Voice. As per the given question we have to change it into Passive Voice.
The structure of the given sentence 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 'All his friends'.
The object of the given sentence is 'him'.
The subject will be put in place of the object and the object will be put in place of the subject.
And 'laughed' will be changed into 'was laughed'. Lastly, the 'by' preposition will be added.
Therefore, as per the points mentioned above, we find that the correct answer is Option 2.
Q:Direction: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive voice.
The books exhibition had been opened by the Governor.
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632c6ff01656651c9ea462ea- 1The Governor had opened the books exhibitiontrue
- 2The Governor has opened the books exhibitionfalse
- 3The Governor opened the books exhibitionfalse
- 4The Governor opens the books exhibitionfalse
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Answer : 1. "The Governor had opened the books exhibition"
Q: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A book or paper written by hand
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64198bd967ad957a97897519A book or paper written by hand
- 1Editionfalse
- 2Periodicalfalse
- 3Manuscripttrue
- 4Paperbackfalse
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Answer : 3. "Manuscript "
Q:Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Coca-Cola is to become the new sponsor of the London Eye after (1) ______ a deal to replace France's EDF Energy. The capital's giant Ferris Wheel has been a (2) ______ tourist attraction since it was introduced in 2000, when it was (3) ______ as the Millennium Wheel. It was previously (4) ______ by British Airways before becoming the EDF Energy London Eye in 2011. Coca-Cola will take over in January after (5) ______ a two-year deal with the wheel's owner, Merlin Entertainments, for an undisclosed sum.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
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642acbb308ca2357ae78e2e0- 1Basedfalse
- 2Inscribedfalse
- 3Publishedfalse
- 4Knowntrue
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Answer : 4. "Known"
Q: Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
He was eating a large pizza.
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64b65eca568e7ff594b45b6e- 1A large pizza was eating him.false
- 2A large pizza has been eaten by him.false
- 3A large pizza was being eaten by him.true
- 4A large pizza was eaten by him.false
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Answer : 3. "A large pizza was being eaten by him."
Explanation :
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 'He' is the subject and 'a large pizza' is the object.
When we convert this sentence into passive voice, the subject 'He' of the active voice becomes the object 'him', the object 'a large pizza' becomes the subject.
The passive format "was + being + V3 (eaten)" should be used.
This is the active and passive voice rule for the past continuous tense.
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.
Q:Direction: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive voice.
The telephone had been invented by Graham Bell.
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632c70cd751e5310a5cacc5f- 1Graham Bell should have invented the telephonefalse
- 2Graham Bell has invented the telephonefalse
- 3Graham Bell had invented the telephonetrue
- 4Graham Bell invented the telephonefalse
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Answer : 3. "Graham Bell had invented the telephone "
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Draw the line
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641b1918b34a0b67fcf93af8- 1To accept someone’s ideafalse
- 2To give a second chancefalse
- 3To move on from a past relationshipfalse
- 4To set a limit on somethingtrue
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Answer : 4. "To set a limit on something"
Q:Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have an error. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from errors, select 'No error' as your answer.
Neither the tunny nor the coral fishery are carried (A)/ on by the Sardinians themselves, who are not (B)/ sailors by nature; the former is in the hands of (C)/ Genoese and the latter of Neapolitans (D)/ No error (E)/.
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64e3446fba543fb757178175- 1Atrue
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
- 5Efalse
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