Voice: Active and Passive
Subject: General English (सामान्य अंग्रेजी)
Rules for converting active sentences to passive voice across all tenses and modal verbs.
Sample Practice Questions
Question 1: Select the correct passive form of the imperative sentence: 'Close all the windows immediately.'
- Let all the windows be closed immediately.
- All windows should close immediately.
- You are closing all the windows immediately.
- Let windows close immediately.
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Explanation: Passive of imperative sentences expressing order/command follows the structure: Let + Object + be + Past Participle (V3). Hence: 'Let all the windows be closed immediately.'
Question 2: Change into active voice: 'The bridge was destroyed by the fierce floods.'
- The fierce floods destroyed the bridge.
- The fierce floods were destroying the bridge.
- The fierce floods had destroyed the bridge.
- The fierce floods destroy the bridge.
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Explanation: 'Was destroyed' in passive corresponds to simple past active 'destroyed'.
Question 3: Change into passive voice: 'Who wrote this famous novel?'
- By whom was this famous novel written?
- Who was written this famous novel?
- By whom this famous novel wrote?
- Whom was written this famous novel?
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Explanation: Passive transformation of 'Who + V2 + Object': 'By whom + was/were + Object + V3?'. Hence: 'By whom was this famous novel written?'
Question 4: Choose the correct voice form: 'They are painting the school building.'
- The school building is being painted by them.
- The school building was painted by them.
- The school building has been painted by them.
- The school building is painted by them.
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Explanation: Present Continuous passive structure: Object + is/am/are + being + Past Participle (V3).
Question 5: Convert the following active sentence into passive voice: 'The chef prepared a sumptuous meal for the royal guests.'
- A sumptuous meal was prepared by the chef for the royal guests.
- A sumptuous meal is prepared by the chef for the royal guests.
- A sumptuous meal had been prepared by the chef for the royal guests.
- A sumptuous meal was being prepared by the chef for the royal guests.
- Question unattempted / अनुत्तरित प्रश्न
Explanation: The original sentence is in Simple Past ('prepared'). Passive rule for Simple Past: Object + was/were + V3 (prepared) + by Subject. Hence: 'A sumptuous meal was prepared by the chef for the royal guests.'
Question 6: Fill in the blank with the correct voice/verb form: 'The missing child ________ safely yesterday by the police.'
- was found
- is found
- has found
- was finding
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Explanation: Yesterday denotes past time; the subject is the receiver of the action (passive voice), requiring 'was + V3' (was found).
Question 7: Choose the correct sentence in Passive Voice: 'The chef prepared a delicious dinner.'
- A delicious dinner was prepared by the chef.
- A delicious dinner is prepared by the chef.
- A delicious dinner has been prepared by the chef.
- A delicious dinner had prepared by the chef.
- अनुत्तरित प्रश्न / Question unattempted
Explanation: In Simple Past tense ('prepared'), the passive structure is: Object + was/were + past participle (V3) + by + subject. Hence, 'A delicious dinner was prepared by the chef' is correct.
Question 8: Choose the correct sentence in Passive Voice: 'They are renovating the old heritage building.'
- The old heritage building is being renovated by them.
- The old heritage building was renovated by them.
- The old heritage building has been renovated by them.
- The old heritage building is renovated by them.
- अनुत्तरित प्रश्न / Question unattempted
Explanation: In Present Continuous tense ('are renovating'), the passive form is: Object + is/are/am + being + V3 ('is being renovated').