This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Passive to Active Voice – Set 2”.
1. Identify the correct transformation of the sentence from passive voice to active.
Malti will have taken the pill.
a) the pill was took by Malti
b) the pill will have been taken by Malti
c) Malti would have taken the pill by then
d) the pill will be taken by Malti
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Explanation: The correct transformation of given sentence is “The pill will have been taken by Malti”. The voice of the given sentence is changed from its active voice to its passive voice. Passive voice puts the object before the doer of action (subject) whereas active voice puts the subject before the object. Thus, ‘the pill’ (object) is given first place in the sentence than ‘Malti’ (subject) making the sentence passive. ‘will have’ is changed into ‘will have been’ in the future perfect.
2. Identify the correct transformation of the sentence from passive voice to active.
The patient was examined by the doctor.
a) the doctor and the patient were examined
b) the doctor was examining his patient
c) the doctor examined the patient
d) The patients were being examined by the doctor
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Explanation: The correct transformation of given sentence is “the doctor examined the patient”. The voice of the given sentence is changed from its passive voice to its passive voice. Passive voice puts the object before the doer of action (subject) whereas active voice puts the subject before the object.
3. Pick the sentence with passive voice among the given.
a) I met my teacher yesterday.
b) The drum has been filled.
c) She took the pen.
d) We invited the chief guest.
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Explanation: Here, “The drum has been filled” is the sentence with an passive voice among the given sentences. Passive voice sentences contain the verb in its past participle form usually. Words like ‘by’, ‘has been’, ‘was + verb (happy) + with’ are all indicators of passive voice.
4. The correct transformation of the voice from passive to active in given sentence is _____
He was made captain by his teammates.
a) the teammates made the man captain
b) captain was the captain for his teammates
c) his teammates made him their captain
d) He was the captain to his teammates
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Explanation: The word ‘was made’ in the given sentence, which is a past participle is changed into ‘made him’. It replaces the voice of the sentence with active instead of passive. Also, the doer of the action, ‘his teammates’ are given priority over the object, ‘him’ and thus the sentence is active. Thus, the correct transformation of the sentence is, ‘his teammates made him their captain’.
5. Which among the given sentence has a passive voice?
a) They welcomed the new member of their family.
b) They took the man to the hospital.
c) Who went to the exam?
d) The painting was put up on sale by the shopkeeper.
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Explanation: Here, “the painting was put up on sale by the shopkeeper” is the sentence with a passive voice. The word ‘by’ in the sentence indicates that the object (the painting) is given preference over the subject (the shopkeeper) and thus makes it a passive voice.
6. Which among the given sentence has a passive voice?
a) The girl took the victim to the hospital.
b) We celebrate Christmas in the month of December.
c) The students leave the class at 3 pm in the evening.
d) The painting at the shop was bought by him.
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Explanation: Here, “The painting at the shop was bought by him” is the sentence with a passive voice. The word ‘by’ in the sentence indicates that the object (the painting) is given preference over the subject (he/him) and thus makes it a passive voice.
7. State whether the following sentence is true or false.
‘The author does not write books anymore’ is transformed into passive voice as ‘Books are not written by the author anymore’.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: In the first sentence, the subject, ‘the author’ takes precedence over the object or the second noun, ‘books’. However, the resulting sentence, which has been changed from the original comes with the second noun/object taking priority over the subject. Thus, the transformation has resulted in a sentence with passive voice, ‘books are not written by the author anymore’. Thus, the given statement is true.
8. The correct transformation of the voice from passive to active in given sentence is _____
Juhi was surprised by his activities.
a) his activities surprised Juhi
b) his activities made Juhi surprised
c) he was surprised by Juhi
d) Juhi surprised his activities
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Explanation: The word ‘was surprised’ in the given sentence is changed into ‘surprised’ which is a past participle. It replaces the voice of the sentence with active instead of passive. Also, the doer of the action, ‘his activities’ are given priority over the object, ‘Juhi’ and thus the sentence is active. Thus, the correct transformation of the sentence is, ‘his activities surprised Juhi’.
9. Identify the correct transformation of the voice from passive to active among the given sentences.
Show kindness to your parents.
a) one must show kindness to his parents
b) kindness must be shown to one’s parents
c) one must show kindness to one’s parents
d) one’s parents must be shown kindness
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Explanation: Here, “One must show kindness to one’s parents is the correct change of voice from passive, “Show kindness to your parents” into active. The passive form is preferred more in these types of sentences as the structure is crisp with the meaning conveyed perfectly. Active form includes third person nouns in it which generally makes the sentence verbose.
10. Which among the given sentence has a passive voice?
a) He will be praised by people.
b) Everyone took the biscuit.
c) We left him a message.
d) The sheep went into the shelter.
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Explanation: Here, “He will be praised by people” is the sentence with a passive voice. The word ‘by’ in the sentence indicates that the object (he/him) is given preference over the subject (people) and thus makes it a passive voice. The active form of this would be “people will praise him”.
11. Identify the correct transformation of the voice from passive to active among the given sentences.
The politicians burned many houses during the protest.
a) many houses had been burned during the protest by the politicians
b) many houses were burned by the politicians during the protest
c) during the protest many houses was being burnt by the politicians
d) many houses have burnt by the politicians in the protest
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Explanation: Here, “Many houses were burned by the politicians during the protest” is the correct change of voice from passive into active. The word ‘by’ in the resulting sentence indicates a passive form. Also, the change of past participle from ‘burned’ to ‘were burned’ shows the change in voice.
12. Identify the correct transformation of the sentence from passive voice to active.
My purse has been stolen.
a) someone had stolen my purse
b) My purse was stolen by someone earlier
c) somebody has stolen my purse
d) My purse is stolen by someone
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Explanation: The correct transformation of given sentence is “somebody has stolen my purse”. The voice of the given sentence is changed from its passive voice to its passive voice. Passive voice puts the object before the doer of action (subject) whereas active voice puts the subject before the object.
13. The correct transformation of the voice from passive to active in given sentence is _____
The seats were filled with people.
a) people filled the seats
b) people have been filling the seats
c) people are filling the seats
d) people had filled the seats
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Explanation: The word ‘were filled’ in the given sentence is changed into ‘filled’ which is a past participle. It replaces the voice of the sentence with active instead of passive. Also, the doer of the action, ‘people’ are given priority over the object, ‘seats’ and thus the sentence is active. Thus, the correct transformation of the sentence is, ‘people filled the seats’.
14. Identify the correct transformation of the voice from passive to active among the given sentences.
Patience is not to be tested for fun.
a) testing someone’s patience is not fun
b) you should not test one’s patience for fun
c) someone’s patience is not fun to test for
d) one should not test someone’s patience for fun
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Explanation: Here, “one should not test someone’s patience for fun” is the correct change of voice from passive, “patience is not to be tested for fun” into active. The passive form is preferred more in these types of sentences as the structure is crisp with the meaning conveyed perfectly. Active form includes third person nouns in it which generally makes the sentence verbose.
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