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Active and Passive Voice Test

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Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Has he written a letter?

  1. Was a letter been written by him?

  2. Has a letter been written by him?

  3. Is the letter been written by him?

  4. Has a letter wrote by him?


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Active voice : has written Passive voice : has been written

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Can he bring the book?

  1. Can the book be brought by him?

  2. Can the book brought by him?

  3. Can book be brought by him?

  4. Can the book bring by him?


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Active voice: can bring, passive voice: can be brought

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Who told him that?

  1. By whom was he told that?

  2. With whom was he told that?

  3. By whom was he told?

  4. From whom was he told?


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Active voice : told  Passive voice : was told Option (1) is correct.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

They are going to award the best student a medal.

  1. The best student is going to be awarded.

  2. The best student is going to be awarded a medal.

  3. The best student is going to get award by them.

  4. The best student is going to get the award.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Active voice: going to award, passive voice: going to be awarded

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

They will not allow more than two persons to see the minister.

  1. More than two persons will not be allowed to see the minister.

  2. More than two persons will not allowed to see the minister.

  3. More than two persons are not allowed to see the minister.

  4. More than two persons will be not allowed to see the minister.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Active voice: will not allow, passive voice: will not be allowed

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Mr. Rao teaches me English.

  1. I was taught English by Mr. Rao.

  2. I taught English by Mr. Rao.

  3. I am taught English by Mr. Rao.

  4. I am being taught English by Mr. Rao.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Active voice: teaches me, passive voice: I am taught Subject becomes object and object becomes subject. When there are two objects as in this sentence (English and me), either can become the subject.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

They will inform all the winners individually.

  1. The winners will be informed.

  2. All the winners will be informed individually by them.

  3. All the winners are informed individually by them.

  4. All the winners are being informed individually by them.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Active voice: will inform, passive voice: will be informed

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Azahruddin scored the winning run.

  1. The winning run was scored by Azahruddin.

  2. The winning run is scored by Azahruddin.

  3. The winning runs are scored by Azahruddin.

  4. The winning run is being scored by Azahruddin.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Active voice: Azahruddin scored, passive voice: was scored by Azahruddin

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

They are rebuilding the town hall.

  1. The town hall is rebuilt.

  2. The town hall is being rebuilt.

  3. The town hall is rebuilt by them.

  4. The town hall was rebuiding by them.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Active voice: are rebuilding, passive voice: is being rebuilt

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

The judge has dismissed the case.

  1. The case has been dismissed by the judge.

  2. The case is dismissed by the judge.

  3. The case was dismissed by the judge.

  4. The case dismissed by the judge.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Active voice: has dismissed, passive voice: has been dismissed

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

The lawyer is studying the case.

  1. The case is studied by the lawyer.

  2. The case is being studied by the lawyer.

  3. The lawyer studied the case.

  4. The case is being studied.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Active voice: is studying, passive voice: is being studied

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

He chooses the former.

  1. The former was chosen by him.

  2. The former is chosen by him.

  3. The former is being chosen by him.

  4. The former chosen by him.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Active voice: chooses, passive voice: is chosen

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Did he ask this question?

  1. Was this question asked by him?

  2. Is this question asked by him?

  3. Was this question asked?

  4. This question is asked by him?


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Active voice: did ask, passive voice: was asked

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

What did he send?

  1. What was sent by him?

  2. What is sent by him?

  3. What is being sent by him?

  4. What sent by him?


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Active voice : did send Passive voice : was sent

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

They marketed the first video disc in USA in 1980.

  1. The first video disc was marketed by them in USA in 1980.

  2. The first video disc marketed in USA in 1980 by them.

  3. The first video disc was marketed in USA in 1980.

  4. The first video disc was being marketed by them in 1980 in USA.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Active voice: they marketed, passive voice: was marketed by them

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

The great Mughal Emperor Shahjahan built the Taj Mahal.

  1. The Taj Mahal was built by the great Mughal Emperor Shahjahan.

  2. Mughal Emperor Shahjahan built the great Taj Mahal.

  3. The Taj Mahal is built by the great Mughal Emperor Shahjahan.

  4. The Taj Mahal is being built by the great Mughal Emperor Shahjahan.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Active voice: Shahjahan built; passive voice: was built by Shahjahan

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

He hurt his leg in an accident.

  1. His leg is hurt in an accident.

  2. His leg was hurt in an accident.

  3. His leg hurt in an accident.

  4. He was hurt in an accident.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Active voice: hurt, passive voice: was hurt

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

He makes a book of paper.

  1. A book of paper was made by him.

  2. A book of paper is made by him.

  3. A book of paper has been made by him.

  4. A book of paper is being made by him.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Active voice: makes, passive voice: is made

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Does the dog bite the man?

  1. Was the man bitten by the dog?

  2. Is the man bitten by the dog?

  3. Is the man was bitten by the dog?

  4. Was the man bite by the dog?


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Active voice : does bite Passive voice : is bitten

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Do you often meet accidents?

  1. Are the accidents often met by you?

  2. Are accidents often met by you?

  3. Is the accidents often met by you?

  4. Accidents are often met by you?


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Active voice : do meet; Passive voice : are met

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

The Englishmen speak English.

  1. English is spoken by the Englishmen.

  2. English is being spoken by the Englishmen.

  3. English has been spoken by the Englishmen.

  4. English spoken by the Englishmen.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Active voice: speak, passive voice: is spoken

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

He wore fine clothes.

  1. Fine clothes were worn by him.

  2. Fine clothes is worn by him.

  3. Fine clothes worn by him.

  4. Fine clothes is being worn by him.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Active voice: wore, passive voice: were worn

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Hurry will gain nothing.

  1. Nothing will gained by hurry.

  2. Nothing shall be gained by hurry.

  3. Nothing will be gained by hurry.

  4. Nothing will gain by hurry.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Active voice: will gain, passive voice: will be gained

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

I had successfully closed a hole in his heart.

  1. A hole in his heart had been successfully closed by me.

  2. A hole in his heart has been successfully closed by me.

  3. A hole in his heart has been successfully closed.

  4. A hole in his heart was successfully closed.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Active voice: had closed, passive voice: had been closed

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Shakespeare wrote the famous play Macbeth.

  1. The famous play Macbeth, was being written by Shakespeare.

  2. Macbeth, the famous play, was written by Shakespeare.

  3. Macbeth, the famous play, is written by Shakespeare.

  4. Macbeth, the famous play, was wrote by Shakespeare.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Active voice: wrote; passive voice: was written

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