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.
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: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: Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The manager explained the latest assignment to Lana.
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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
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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 correct passive form of the given sentence.
He has downloaded the movie on his phone.
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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
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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 option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Kiara will sign all the documents tomorrow.
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645b8bc3f75f230a7a63a187Kiara will sign all the documents tomorrow.
- 1Kiara was to be signed by tomorrow for all the documents.false
- 2Tomorrow Kiara will be signed by all the documents.false
- 3All the documents will be signed by Kiara tomorrow.true
- 4Kiara would have been signed tomorrow by all the documents.false
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Answer : 3. "All the documents will be signed by Kiara tomorrow."
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:Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
She gifted me a beautiful handbag.
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64871254a33e0f47b783bc64- 1I am gifted a beautiful handbag by her.false
- 2I am gifted a beautiful handbag by her.false
- 3I was gifted a beautiful handbag by her.true
- 4I have been gifted a beautiful handbag by her.false
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Answer : 3. "I was gifted a beautiful handbag by her."
Q: Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
All his faults were forgiven by her.
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64c3aa81a4dbfb486bcfc8d8- 1She forgave all his faults.true
- 2She has forgiven all his faults.false
- 3She will forgive all his faultsfalse
- 4She is forgiving all his faults.false
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Answer : 1. "She forgave all his faults."
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 passive voice and 'all his faults' is the subject and 'her' is the object.
When we convert this sentence into active voice, the subject 'all his faults' of the passive voice becomes the object, the object 'her' becomes the subject 'she'.
The passive format "were + V3 (forgiven)" should be changed into the active format "V2 (forgave)".
This is the active and passive voice rule for the past simple tense.