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Active/Passive voice

Description: change of voice
Number of Questions: 15
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Tags: voice/active /passive Change of Voice
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Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

The young man made a disturbance at the meeting.

  1. At the meeting, a disturbance was made by the young man.

  2. A disturbance was made at the meeting by the young man.

  3. A disturbance at the meeting was made by the young man.

  4. A disturbance by the young man was made at the meeting.

  5. A disturbance made at the meeting by the young man.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

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Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

The child was knocked down by a car.

  1. A car was knocked down by a child.

  2. A car knocked the child down.

  3. A car knocked the child.

  4. Someone knocked the child by a car.

  5. Someone was knocked down by the child.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct; the sentence is correctly changed into active voice.

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

He will be greatly surprised if he is chosen.

  1. It will be a great surprise if he is chosen.

  2. He will have a great surprise if people choose him.

  3. If people choose him he will be greatly surprised.

  4. It will be a great surprise for him if people chose him.

  5. It will be a matter of great surprise if people choose him.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct; the sentence has been correctly changed from passive to active.

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

One may accomplish many things by a little effort.

  1. Many things may be accomplished by one by a little effort.

  2. Many things may be accomplished by a little effort.

  3. A little effort may accomplish many things.

  4. Many things might be accomplished by a little effort.

  5. A little effort might accomplish many things.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct; all the parts are in order.

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

Let us play the game of cards.

  1. Let the game of cards play by us.

  2. Let the game of cards be played by us.

  3. You are requested to play the game of cards.

  4. It is requested that you play the game of cards.

  5. It is suggested that we play a game of cards.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct; the object is in its proper place; the verb has been properly changed.

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

You should first wash the car and then polish it.

  1. The car should be first washed by you and then polish it.

  2. You should first wash the car and then it should be polished.

  3. First the car should wash and then polished.

  4. The car should be first washed and then polished by you.

  5. The car should first wash and then polished by you.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct; both the verbs are properly changed into 3rd form preceded by helping verb 'be'.

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

Subject him to a severe examination.

  1. A severe examination should subject him.

  2. He is to be subjected to a severe examination.

  3. We are to subject him to a severe examination.

  4. Let him be subjected to a severe examination.

  5. You are ordered to subject him to a severe examination.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct.

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

I should have considered it justified.

  1. I should have considered it is justified.

  2. I should have considered it has been justified.

  3. It should have considered justified by me.

  4. It should have been considered justified by me.

  5. You have justified it should have been considered by me.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct; both the verbs have been changed into passive voice.

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

The handkerchief was being looked for by him.

  1. The handkerchief was looking for him.

  2. He was looking for the handkerchief.

  3. He was looking after the handkerchief.

  4. The handkerchief was looked for by him.

  5. The handkerchief looked for him.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct; the verb has been properly changed from passive to active.

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

He could have paid me in the same coin.

  1. The same coin could have been paid to me by him.

  2. He could have been paid in the same coin.

  3. I could have been paid in the same coin by him.

  4. I could have paid him in the same coin .

  5. I could be paid in the same coin by him.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct; the subject and the object have properly changed the place; the verb has also been changed correctly.

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

Can you smell these nice flowers?

  1. Can these nice flowers smell you?

  2. These nice flowers can be smelled by you.

  3. Can these nice flowers be smelt by you?

  4. Can you be smelt by these nice flowers?

  5. These nice flowers are smelt by you.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct; the sentence retains its form as well as the subject and object have changed places.

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

When the engine was put right, the conductor pulled the bell.

  1. When the engine was put right, the bell was pulled by the conductor.

  2. The conductor put the engine right, and pulled the bell.

  3. When the conductor put the engine right, the bell was pulled by him.

  4. When the conductor had put the engine right, the bell was pulled by him.

  5. When the engine had been put right, the bell was pulled by the conductor.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct; both the clauses are in passive voice

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

Leave it to me and let me handle it.

  1. Let it be left to me and be handled by me.

  2. Leave it to me and let it be handled by me.

  3. Let me leave it and handle it.

  4. I should be allowed to leave it and handle it.

  5. I should be allowed to leave it, so that it can be handled by me.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct; the voice of both the verbs has been correctly changed.

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

The father desired that his son should become an IAS officer.

  1. It was father's desire that his son should become an IAS officer.

  2. It was desired by the father that his son should become an IAS officer.

  3. The son became an IAS officer to fulfill his father's desire.

  4. His son should become an IAS officer was the desire of the father.

  5. The son desired that he should become an IAS officer.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct; the verb 'desire' is correctly changed into passive voice.

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

Such a set was never come across by me in all my life.

  1. In all my life, such a set had never been come across.

  2. I had never come across such a set in all my life.

  3. My life had never come across such a set in all my life.

  4. I never came across such a set in all my life.

  5. My life never came across such a set.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct; the verb is correctly changed.

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