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Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

After driving Mr. Gupta to the museum she dropped him at his hotel.

  1. After driving Mr. Gupta to the museum she was dropping him at his hotel.

  2. After she had driven Mr. Gupta to the museum she had dropped him at his hotel.

  3. Mr. Gupta was being driven to the museum first, then he was being dropped at his hotel.

  4. After being driven to the museum Mr. Gupta was dropped at his hotel.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we use the past participle form of the verb. Considering this, option (4) is the correct answer.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

It is time to ring the bell.

  1. It is time the bell rings.

  2. It is being time to ring the bell.

  3. It is time for the bell to ring.

  4. It is time for the bell to be rung.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective postions of the subject and the object. Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. The object in passive voice is generally preceded by 'by'. Considering this, option 4 is the correct answer.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Somebody told me that an explosion had taken place in the Town Hall.

  1. I was told about an explosion took place in the Town Hall.

  2. I was told about the explosion in the Town Hall.

  3. I was informed that there was an explosion in the Town Hall.

  4. I was told by somebody that there had been an explosion in the Town Hall.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective postions of the subject and the object. Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. The object in passive voice is generally preceded by 'by'. Considering this, option (4) is the correct answer. 

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Who has broken this jug?

  1. By whom has this jug broken?

  2. By whom this has jug broken?

  3. By whom has this jug been broken?

  4. Whom by has this jug been broken?

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective postions of the subject and the object.  Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. The object in passive voice is generally preceded by 'by'. Passive of present perfect is present perfect continuous. Considering this, option 3 is the correct answer.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Who made a noise in the class?

  1. By whom a noise was made in the class?

  2. By whom was a noise made in the class?

  3. By whom a noise was made only in the class?

  4. By whom in the class noise made?

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective postions of the subject and the object.  Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. The object in passive voice is generally preceded by 'by'. This is a case of past indefinite tense. Considering this, option 4 is the correct answer.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Who has stolen my book?

  1. By whom has my book been stolen?

  2. By whom my book has been stolen?

  3. By whom my book has stolen?

  4. Whom by my book has been stolen?

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective postions of the subject and the object.  Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. The object in passive voice is generally preceded by 'by'. Passive of present perfect is present perfect continuous tense.Considering this, option 1 is the correct answer.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Who drew up this beautiful map?

  1. By whom this beautiful map was drawn up?

  2. By whom was this beautiful map drawn up?

  3. By whom this beautiful map drawn up?

  4. By whom was drawn up so beautiful map?

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Case of past indefinte tense. While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective postions of the subject and the object.  Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. The object in passive voice is generally preceded by 'by'. Considering this, option 2 is the correct answer.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Who will disobey my orders?

  1. By whom will be disobeyed my orders?

  2. By whom disobeyed will be my orders?

  3. By whom will my orders be disobeyed?

  4. By whom my orders will be disobey?

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective postions of the subject and the object.  Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. The object in passive voice is generally preceded by 'by'. Case of future indefinite tense. Considering this, option 4 is the correct answer.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Who clipped my glasses on to his nose?

  1. By whom was my glasses clipped on to his nose?

  2. By whom were my glasses clipped on to his nose?

  3. By whom my glasses clipped on to his nose?

  4. By whom my glasses were clipped on to his nose?

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option 1 is wrong as the glasses are plural and the auxiliary used here is singular. Opiton 3 is grammatically incorrect. Opiton 4 has incorrect sentence formation. Hence, option 2.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Who turned the key in the lock?

  1. By whom was the key turned in the lock?

  2. By whom the key was turned in the lock?

  3. By whom in the lock the key was turned?

  4. By whom had the key been turned in the lock?

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Case of past indefinite. While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective postions of the subject and the object.  Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. The object in passive voice is generally preceded by 'by'. Considering this, option 1 is the correct answer.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Who put Christ on the cross?

  1. By whom was Christ put on the cross?

  2. By whom Christ was put on the cross?

  3. By whom were Christ put on the cross?

  4. By whom was put on the cross Christ?

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Opiton two is incorrectly formed sentence. Option 3 has incorrect subject verb agreement. Opiton 4 is illogical. While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective postions of the subject and the object.  Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. The object in passive voice is generally preceded by 'by'. Considering this, option 1 is the correct answer.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Who helps those who help themselves?

  1. By whom are those helped who help themselves?

  2. By whom those are helped who help themselves?

  3. Whom by those are helped who help themselves?

  4. Whom by are those helped who help themselves?

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option 3 and 4 are incorrect due to improper adress. Option 2 is incorrectly formed as in interrogative sentences, auxiliary precedes the subject.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Is he plucking flowers in the garden?

  1. Is flowers in the garden being plucked?

  2. Are flowers being plucked by him in the garden?

  3. Are flowers plucked by him in the garden?

  4. Is flowers in the garden being plucked by him?

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective postions of the subject and the object.  Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. The object in passive voice is generally preceded by 'by'. Case of present continuous tense. Considering this, option 2 is the correct answer.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Who looks after our teeth?

  1. By whom are our teeth looked after?

  2. By whom our teeth are looked after?

  3. By who our teeth are looked after?

  4. By whom our teeth are looked?

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option 2 is incorrectly formed as in interrogative sentences auxiliary precedes the subject.Opiton 3 has incorrect pronoun usage. We use 'whom' for the object. Opiton 4 does not have the required auxiliary.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Does he always make a noise?

  1. Is a noise always made by him?

  2. Is always a noise made by him?

  3. Is noise made by him always?

  4. Are noise made by him always?

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Options 2 & 3 is incorrectly formed. Option 4 is illogical. While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective postions of the subject and the object.  Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. The object in passive voice is generally preceded by 'by'. Case of present indefinite tense. Considering this, option 1 is the correct answer.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Has he refused to help the poor?

  1. Have the poor been refused to help by him?

  2. Have the poor been refused help by him?

  3. Has the poor been refused to help by him?

  4. Has the poor been refused help to by him?

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective positions of the subject and the object. Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. The object in passive voice is generally preceded by 'by'.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Did he steal the purse?

  1. Was the purse stolen by him?

  2. Was the purse by him stolen?

  3. Was stolen the purse by him?

  4. Were stolen the purse by him?

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Case of interrogative sentence in past indefinite tense. In passive voice we use 'was/were + the past participle form of the verb' in past indefinite tense. It being an interrrogative sentence, auxiliary should precede the subject.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Will you reply to all my questions?

  1. Will all my questions be replied by you?

  2. Will all my questions be replied?

  3. Will all my questions be replied to by you?

  4. Will my questions all be replied to by you?

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective postions of the subject and the object.  Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. The object in passive voice is generally preceded by 'by'. Preposition is not deleted while changing the voice.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Who opened the lock in my absence?

  1. By whom was the lock opened in my absence?

  2. By whom the lock was opened in my absence?

  3. Whom by the lock was opened in my absence?

  4. Whom by was opened the lock in my absence?

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Case of interrogative sentence in past indefinite tense. In passive voice we use 'was/were + the past participle form of the verb' in past indefinite tense. It being an interrrogative sentence, auxiliary should precede the subject.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Can you solve this problem?

  1. Could this problem be solved by you?

  2. Can this problem be solved by you?

  3. Can this be solved the problem by you?

  4. Can it be solved by you the problem?

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Case of interrogative sentence in present indefinite tense. While changing the voice, we do not change the modal. In passive voice we use the past participle for of the verb.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Who visited you last night?

  1. By whom were you visited last night?

  2. By whom was you visited last night?

  3. By whom the last night visited to you?

  4. By whom the last night visited?

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Subject of active voice becomes object in passive voice. Thus, 'who' becomes 'by whom'. In case of past indefinite tense, we use 'was/were + the past participle form of the verb'. 'You' (second subject) takes plural auxiliary.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Should I give up the whole plan?

  1. Should the plan be given up by me?

  2. Should the whole plan be given up by me?

  3. Should the plan wholly be given up?

  4. Should the plan wholly be given up by me?

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective postions of the subject and the object.  Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. The object in passive voice is generally preceded by 'by'.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Why did he let out the building?

  1. Why did the building was let out?

  2. Why was the building let out by him?

  3. Why the building was let out by him?

  4. Why the building is let out by him?

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Case of interrogative sentence in past indefinite tense. In passive voice we use 'was/were + the past participle form of the verb' in past indefinite tense. It being an interrrogative sentence, auxiliary should precede the subject.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

She will have cooked dinner by 9 o' clock.

  1. Dinner will be cooked by her by 9 o' clock.

  2. Dinner will have been cooked by her by 9 o' clock.

  3. Dinner will have to be cooked by 9 o' clock.

  4. Dinner will be cooked by 9 o' clock by her.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, future perfect tense gets converted into future perfect continuous tense.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

The nurse will have put the child to sleep.

  1. The child will have to be put to sleep by the nurse.

  2. The child will have been put to sleep by the nurse.

  3. The child will have put to sleep by the nurse.

  4. The child would have been put to sleep by the nurse.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, future perfect tense gets converted into future perfect continuous tense. Modal remains unchanged.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

He will have pulled the bucket out of the well.

  1. The bucket will have been pulled out of the well by him.

  2. The bucket will have pulled out of the well by him.

  3. The bucket will have to be pulled out of the well by him.

  4. The bucket will have pull out of the well by him.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, future perfect tense gets converted into future perfect continuous tense.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

The painter will have finished his master piece.

  1. His master piece will have to be finished by the painter.

  2. His master piece will have been finished by the painter.

  3. His master piece will have finished by the painter.

  4. His master piece will be finished by the painter.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, future perfect tense gets converted into future perfect continuous tense.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

The accused will not have told a lie.

  1. A lie will not have told by the accused.

  2. A lie will not have been told by the accused.

  3. A lie will not have to be told by the accused.

  4. A lie will have not to be told by the accused.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, future perfect tense gets converted into future perfect continuous tense.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Will they have fired the guns?

  1. Will the guns have been fired by them?

  2. Will the guns have to be fired by them?

  3. Will the guns have fired by them?

  4. Will the guns be fired by them?

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, future perfect tense gets converted into future perfect continuous tense.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Why will they have sold the furniture?

  1. Why will the furniture have been sold by them?

  2. Why will the furniture have to be sold by them?

  3. Why will the furniture be sold by them?

  4. Why will the furniture to be sold by them?

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, future perfect tense gets converted into future perfect continuous tense.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

I will have left the meeting in anger.

  1. The meeting will have been left in anger by me.

  2. The meeting will have left in anger by me.

  3. The meeting will have to be left in anger by me.

  4. The meeting would have to be left in anger by me.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, future perfect tense gets converted into future perfect continuous tense.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Why will he not have repaired the watch?

  1. Why will not the watch have been repaired by him?

  2. Why will the watch not have been repaired by him?

  3. Why will the repair not be done to the watch?

  4. Why will not be the watch repaired by him?

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, future perfect tense gets converted into future perfect continuous tense. Adverb of negation (not) preced the verb, not the noun.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

She had written an interesting story.

  1. An interesting story had been written by her.

  2. An interesting story had to be written by her.

  3. An interesting story was to be written by her.

  4. An interesting story had written by her.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, past perfect tense gets converted into past perfect continuous tense.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

We had stolen all the pens.

  1. All the pens were stolen by us.

  2. All the pens had to be stolen by us.

  3. All the pens had been stolen by us.

  4. All the pens were to be stolen by us.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, past perfect tense gets converted into past perfect continuous tense.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

He had brought a European wife.

  1. A European wife had to be brought by him.

  2. A European wife had been brought by him.

  3. A European wife was to be brought by him.

  4. A European wife had brought by him.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, past perfect tense gets converted into past perfect continuous tense.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Had not you learnt the grammar rules?

  1. Had not the grammar rules been learnt by you?

  2. Had not the rules of grammar been learnt by you?

  3. Had not the rules of grammar learnt by you?

  4. Were not the rules of grammar learnt by you?

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, past perfect tense gets converted into past perfect continuous tense. Subject remains unchanged. So, 'grammar rules'.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Had the women brought frocks for the baby?

  1. Had the frocks for the baby been brought?

  2. Had the frocks for the baby been brought by the women?

  3. Were the frocks for the baby brought by the women?

  4. Were the frocks brought by the women for the baby?

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective postions of the subject and the object.  Moreover, while changing the voice from active to passive, past perfect tense gets converted into past perfect continuous tense. We do not have the liberty to delete the subject/object.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

The soldiers had not betrayed their country.

  1. Their country had not been betrayed by the soldiers.

  2. Their country had not betrayed by the soldiers.

  3. Their country was not betrayed by the soldiers.

  4. Their country is not betrayed by the soldiers.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, past perfect tense gets converted into past perfect continuous tense.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

The fishermen had caught plenty of fish.

  1. Plenty of fish had to be caught by the fishermen.

  2. Plenty of fish had been caught by the fishermen.

  3. Plenty of fish was to be caught by the fishermen.

  4. Plenty of fish were to be caught by the fishermen.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, past perfect tense gets converted into past perfect continuous tense.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

The government had put a ban on wine.

  1. A ban had been put on wine by the government.

  2. A ban has been put on wine by the government.

  3. A ban was put on wine by the government.

  4. A ban had to be put on wine by the government.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Past perfect 'had put' will become 'had been put'.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

The people had resisted the cruel laws.

  1. The cruel laws had been resisted by the people.

  2. The cruel laws have been resisted by the people.

  3. The cruel laws were resisted by the people.

  4. The cruel laws are resisted by the people.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, past perfect tense gets converted into past perfect continuous tense.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

The teacher punished the boys who had not done their homework.

  1. The boys who had not done their homework had been punished by their teacher.

  2. The boys were punished by their teacher who had not done their homework.

  3. The boys who had not done their homework were punished by the teacher.

  4. The boys who had not done their homework were being punished by the teacher.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective positions of the subject and the object. 

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

People claim to have seen the suspect in several cities.

  1. The suspect is being seen in several cities.

  2. The suspect has been seen by the people in several cities.

  3. The suspect is claimed to have been seen in several cities.

  4. The suspect was seen by people in several cities.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective postions of the subject and the object.  Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. Considering this, option 3 is the correct answer.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

I will have read the whole novel by evening.

  1. The whole novel will have read by me by evening.

  2. The whole novel will have been read by me by evening.

  3. The novel whole will be read by me by evening.

  4. The whole novel will have to be read by me by evening.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While changing the voice from active to passive, present perfect tense gets converted into present perfect continuous tense.

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

You will have finished this work by tomorrow.

  1. This work will have been finished tomorrow.

  2. This work will be finished by tomorrow.

  3. This work will finished tomorrow.

  4. This work will have been finished by you by tomorrow.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective positions of the subject and the object. 

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