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Voice — Passive to Active conversion MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Which one of the following passive-to-active conversions is incorrect?
In passive-to-active conversion, the tense and aspect must be retained. The cue "were being checked" is past continuous passive, showing an action in progress at noon. With the singular agent "the supervisor" as the active subject, the verb must be "was checking". Option B uses simple past "checked", so it is the only incorrect conversion.
Q2Select the active voice form of the sentence. Preserve the present continuous tense: The files are being checked by the supervisor.
Rule: The present continuous passive pattern 'is/am/are being + past participle' changes to 'is/am/are + verb-ing' in active voice. Cue: 'are being checked by the supervisor' shows present continuous passive, and 'the supervisor' is the singular agent. Therefore, only 'The supervisor is checking the files' preserves the tense, subject-verb agreement, and meaning.
Q3Choose the correct active-voice form of the given sentence without changing its tense or meaning: The notice was issued by the board.
In passive-to-active conversion, the by-agent becomes the active subject, the passive subject becomes the active object, and the tense must be preserved. The cue is "was issued by the board": "was issued" is simple past passive and "the board" is the agent. Therefore, the only correct active form is "The board issued the notice."
Q4Read the Assertion (A) and Reason (R), then choose the correct option. Assertion (A): The active voice form of 'Let the register be kept on the table' is 'Keep the register on the table.' Reason (R): In an imperative passive sentence beginning with 'Let', the active form normally uses the base verb directly and omits the unnecessary agent.
Rule: An imperative passive sentence in the pattern 'Let + object + be + past participle' is commonly changed into an active command with the base verb. Cue: 'Let the register be kept on the table' has the object 'the register' and the action 'keep'. Therefore, the active form is 'Keep the register on the table'; the assertion is true, the reason is true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
Q5Read the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) given below. Assertion (A): The active-voice form of "Let the files be arranged by the assistant" is "Let the assistant arrange the files." Reason (R): In such passive imperatives, the agent after "by" is placed after "Let", and "be + past participle" changes to the base verb. Choose the correct answer.
In a passive imperative with "Let," the pattern "Let + object + be + past participle + by + agent" changes to "Let + agent + base verb + object." The cues are "the files" as the object, "be arranged" as the passive verb group, and "by the assistant" as the agent. Therefore, "Let the files be arranged by the assistant" becomes "Let the assistant arrange the files." Both A and R are true, and R correctly explains A.
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6Choose the correct active voice form of the sentence. Preserve the modal 'must': The form must be signed by the candidate.
7Choose the correct active voice form of the sentence: "The notices are pasted on the board by the clerk every morning."
8Match each passive sentence in List I with its correct active voice form in List II. List I: 1. The file has been approved by the officer. 2. The chairs will be arranged by the helpers. 3. The mistake was admitted by the trainee. List II: P. The trainee admitted the mistake. Q. The officer has approved the file. R. The helpers will arrange the chairs. S. The helpers arranged the chairs. Choose the correct match.
9Choose the correct active voice form of the sentence. Preserve the same tense and meaning: The application was submitted by Meena before the last date.
10Select the correct active-voice conversion of the following sentence without changing the modal meaning: The application must be signed by the candidate.
11Select the correct active voice conversion: "The application must be signed by the candidate before submission."
12Read the sentence and the statements given below. Passive sentence: A scholarship was awarded to Nisha by the committee. Statement 1: In active voice, "the committee" should become the subject. Statement 2: The active form can be written as "The committee awarded Nisha a scholarship." Statement 3: The active form should be "The committee was awarded a scholarship by Nisha." Which of the above statements are correct?
13Read the Assertion and Reason carefully and choose the correct option. Assertion (A): The passive sentence "The notice was typed yesterday" may be changed into active voice as "Someone typed the notice yesterday." Reason (R): When the passive sentence does not mention a "by" agent, a suitable active subject such as "someone", "somebody", or "people" may be supplied according to the sense.
14Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer. Each active form must preserve the agent, object, and tense. List I: 1. A notice has been issued by the board. 2. Answers were being written by the students. 3. The room will be cleaned by the staff. 4. The parcel had been delivered by the courier. List II: P. The staff will clean the room. Q. The courier had delivered the parcel. R. The board has issued a notice. S. The students were writing answers.
15Which one of the following pairs shows an incorrect passive-to-active conversion?