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Active and Passive

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Directions: Change the voice.

I made mistakes in my test.

  1. Mistakes were made by me in my test.

  2. Mistakes were made in my test.

  3. My test had made mistakes in me.

  4. In my test mistakes had been made.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

While converting to passive voice the tense does not get changed, but we always use third form of the verb and rephrase the sentence accordingly.

Directions: Change the voice.

The kids cleaned the room.

  1. The room had been cleaned by the kids.

  2. The room was cleaned by the kids

  3. The room was being cleaned by the kids

  4. The room cleaned the kids.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 The simple past 'cleaned' gets changed to 'was cleaned' in passive voice. 

Directions: Change the voice.

He wrote a story.

  1. The story was written by him

  2. A story was written by him

  3. A story was being written by him

  4. A story had been written by him


Correct Option: B

Directions: Change the voice.

I hit the ball.

  1. The ball hit me

  2. The ball was hit by me

  3. The ball had been hit by me

  4. The ball had hit me


Correct Option: B

Directions: Change the voice.

A little worm ate the apple.

  1. The apple ate the little worm

  2. An apple was eaten by a little worm

  3. The apple had been eaten by a little worm.

  4. The apple was eaten by a little worm.


Correct Option: D

Directions: Change the voice.

The teacher will give a project work to the class.

  1. A project work will be given to the class by the teacher.

  2. A project work would be given by the teacher to the class.

  3. The class will be given by the teacher, a project work.

  4. The class will be given a project work by the class.


Correct Option: A

Directions: Change the voice.

A cow ate my newspaper.

  1. The newspaper was eaten by a cow.

  2. My newspaper was eaten by a cow.

  3. My newspaper had been eaten by a cow.

  4. My newspaper was being eaten by a cow.


Correct Option: B

Directions: Change the voice.

The cow jumped over the fence.

  1. The fence jumped over the cow.

  2. The fence had been jumped over by the cow.

  3. The fence was jumped over by the cow.

  4. The fence had jumped over the cow.


Correct Option: C

Directions: Change the voice.

I am writing a novel.

  1. The novel is written by me

  2. A novel has been written by me.

  3. A novel is being written by me.

  4. A novel had beenwritten by me.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 The present continuous 'am writing' changes to 'is being written'. While converting to passive voice the tense does not get changed, but we always use third form of the verb and rephrase the sentence accordingly.

Directions: Change the voice.

He is admiring the beautiful painting.

  1. The beautiful painting is admired by him.

  2. The beautiful painting is being admired by him

  3. The beautiful painting has been admired by him.

  4. The beautiful painting had been admired by him.


Correct Option: B

Directions: Change the voice.

The cat had chased the mouse.

  1. A mouse is chased by a cat.

  2. The mouse is chased by the cat.

  3. The mouse had been chased by the cat.

  4. The mouse was chased by the cat.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 While converting to passive voice the tense does not get changed, but we always use third form of the verb and rephrase the sentence accordingly. The past perfect 'had chased' converts to 'had been chased'. 

Directions: Change the voice.

He threw a stone into the lake.

  1. A stone was thrown into the lake by him.

  2. A stone had been thrown by him into a lake

  3. Into the lake was a stone thrown by him

  4. A stone was thrown by him into the lake.


Correct Option: A

Directions: Change the voice.

I have plucked some flowers from the garden.

  1. Some flowers from the garden were plucked by me.

  2. Some flowers have been plucked by me from the garden.

  3. Some of the flowers have been plucked by me from the garden.

  4. Some flowers had been plucked by me from the garden.


Correct Option: B

Directions: Change the voice.

He bought a new car.

  1. The new car was bought by him.

  2. A new car was being bought by him.

  3. A new car was brought by him.

  4. A new car was bought by him.


Correct Option: D

Directions: Change the voice.

She loves her pets.

  1. Her pets love her.

  2. Her pets are loved by her.

  3. Her pets had been loved by her.

  4. Her pets had loved her.


Correct Option: B

Directions: Change the voice.

She had bought some new clothes.

  1. Some new clothes were brought by her.

  2. Some new clothes had been bought by her.

  3. Some new clothes are bought by her.

  4. Some new clothes have been bought by her.


Correct Option: B

Directions: Change the voice.

They had made a mistake.

  1. A mistake had been made by them.

  2. A mistake was made by them.

  3. Mistakes are made by them

  4. A mistake is made by them.


Correct Option: A

Directions: Change the voice.

He lit all the candles.

  1. All the candles lit him

  2. All the candles were lit by him.

  3. The candles were all lit by him

  4. All the candles had been lit by him.


Correct Option: B

Directions: Change the voice.

The infant spilt the milk

  1. Milk was spilt by an infant.

  2. The milk was being spilt by an infant.

  3. The milk had spilt over the infant.

  4. The milk was spilt by the infant.


Correct Option: D

Directions: Change the voice.

A cat licked up the milk.

  1. The milk was licked up by the cat.

  2. The milk was licked up by a cat.

  3. The milk had been licked up by a cat.

  4. The milk has been licked by a cat.


Correct Option: B

Directions: Change the voice.

I had been teaching English.

  1. English is teaching me

  2. English is being taught by me.

  3. English has been teaching by me.

  4. English had been taught by me.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Because it is in the past, we would change the voice to "English had been taught  by me".

Directions: Change the voice.

The tiger dragged the prey to the den.

  1. The prey was dragged to the den by the tiger.

  2. The prey was being dragged by a tiger to the den.

  3. The prey had been dragged to the den by the tiger.

  4. To the den was the prey being dragged to by the tiger.


Correct Option: A

Directions: Change the voice.

The children were teasing the animals in the zoo.

  1. The animals were teasing the children in the zoo

  2. The animals in the zoo were teased by the children.

  3. In the zoo, the animals were being teased by the children.

  4. The animals in the zoo were being teased by the children.


Correct Option: D

Directions: Change the voice.

We should respect elders.

  1. Elders should be respected by us.

  2. Our elders should be respected by us.

  3. Elders should have been respected by us

  4. Elders should respect us.


Correct Option: A

Directions: Change the voice.

The children learnt a new lesson.

  1. A new lesson was learnt by the children.

  2. The new lesson was learnt by the children.

  3. A new lesson had been learnt by the children.

  4. New lesson was being learnt by the children.


Correct Option: A
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