ACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE — MCQs for Competitive Examinations (Based on Wren & Martin's English Grammar)

 

ACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE — MCQs for Competitive Examinations

(Based on Wren & Martin's English Grammar)

Average Standard

1. Change to Passive Voice: "The teacher teaches the students every day."

  • A) The students are taught by the teacher every day.
  • B) The students were taught by the teacher every day.
  • C) The students have been taught by the teacher every day.
  • D) The students are being taught by the teacher every day.

2. Change to Passive Voice: "She is writing a letter to her friend."

  • A) A letter was being written to her friend by her.
  • B) A letter is being written to her friend by her.
  • C) A letter has been written to her friend by her.
  • D) A letter is written to her friend by her.

3. Change to Passive Voice: "They have completed the project before the deadline."

  • A) The project was completed before the deadline by them.
  • B) The project is completed before the deadline by them.
  • C) The project has been completed before the deadline by them.
  • D) The project had been completed before the deadline by them.

4. Change to Passive Voice: "The police arrested the thief last night."

  • A) The thief is arrested by the police last night.
  • B) The thief was arrested by the police last night.
  • C) The thief has been arrested by the police last night.
  • D) The thief had been arrested by the police last night.

5. Change to Passive Voice: "The government is building a new bridge over the river."

  • A) A new bridge was being built over the river by the government.
  • B) A new bridge has been built over the river by the government.
  • C) A new bridge is being built over the river by the government.
  • D) A new bridge will be built over the river by the government.

6. Change to Passive Voice: "She will submit the report to the manager tomorrow."

  • A) The report is submitted to the manager tomorrow by her.
  • B) The report was submitted to the manager tomorrow by her.
  • C) The report will be submitted to the manager tomorrow by her.
  • D) The report has been submitted to the manager tomorrow by her.

7. Change to Passive Voice: "They had finished the work before sunset."

  • A) The work has been finished before sunset by them.
  • B) The work was finished before sunset by them.
  • C) The work is finished before sunset by them.
  • D) The work had been finished before sunset by them.

8. Change to Passive Voice: "Someone has stolen my wallet from my pocket."

  • A) My wallet is stolen from my pocket.
  • B) My wallet was stolen from my pocket.
  • C) My wallet has been stolen from my pocket.
  • D) My wallet had been stolen from my pocket.

9. Identify the correctly changed passive voice of the following sentence: "The cat killed the mouse."

  • A) The mouse has been killed by the cat.
  • B) The mouse was killed by the cat.
  • C) The mouse is killed by the cat.
  • D) The mouse had been killed by the cat.

10. Change to Passive Voice: "The students are learning the poem by heart."

  • A) The poem is learned by heart by the students.
  • B) The poem was being learned by heart by the students.
  • C) The poem is being learned by heart by the students.
  • D) The poem has been learned by heart by the students.

Answers

1. A) The students are taught by the teacher every day. The active sentence is in Simple Present tense — "teaches." Wren & Martin states that Simple Present Active (Subject + V1 + s/es + Object) changes to Simple Present Passive (Object + is/are/am + V3 + by + Subject). "Teaches" becomes "are taught" since "students" is plural.

2. B) A letter is being written to her friend by her. The active sentence is in Present Continuous tense — "is writing." Wren & Martin states that Present Continuous Active (Subject + is/are/am + V1+ing + Object) changes to Present Continuous Passive (Object + is/are/am + being + V3 + by + Subject). "Is writing" becomes "is being written."

3. C) The project has been completed before the deadline by them. The active sentence is in Present Perfect tense — "have completed." Wren & Martin states that Present Perfect Active (Subject + has/have + V3 + Object) changes to Present Perfect Passive (Object + has/have + been + V3 + by + Subject). "Have completed" becomes "has been completed."

4. B) The thief was arrested by the police last night. The active sentence is in Simple Past tense — "arrested." Wren & Martin states that Simple Past Active (Subject + V2 + Object) changes to Simple Past Passive (Object + was/were + V3 + by + Subject). "Arrested" becomes "was arrested" since "thief" is singular.

5. C) A new bridge is being built over the river by the government. The active sentence is in Past Continuous tense — "is building." Wren & Martin states that Present Continuous Active (Subject + is/are/am + V1+ing + Object) changes to Present Continuous Passive (Object + is/are/am + being + V3 + by + Subject). "Is building" becomes "is being built."

6. C) The report will be submitted to the manager tomorrow by her. The active sentence is in Simple Future tense — "will submit." Wren & Martin states that Simple Future Active (Subject + will + V1 + Object) changes to Simple Future Passive (Object + will + be + V3 + by + Subject). "Will submit" becomes "will be submitted."

7. D) The work had been finished before sunset by them. The active sentence is in Past Perfect tense — "had finished." Wren & Martin states that Past Perfect Active (Subject + had + V3 + Object) changes to Past Perfect Passive (Object + had + been + V3 + by + Subject). "Had finished" becomes "had been finished."

8. C) My wallet has been stolen from my pocket. The active sentence is in Present Perfect tense — "has stolen." Wren & Martin states that when the subject is "someone," "they," or "people" in the active voice, it is omitted in the passive voice. "Has stolen" becomes "has been stolen" and the agent "by someone" is dropped as it is unimportant.

9. B) The mouse was killed by the cat. The active sentence is in Simple Past tense — "killed." Wren & Martin states that Simple Past Active (Subject + V2 + Object) changes to Simple Past Passive (Object + was/were + V3 + by + Subject). "Killed" becomes "was killed" since "mouse" is singular — "the cat" becomes the agent introduced by "by."

10. C) The poem is being learned by heart by the students. The active sentence is in Present Continuous tense — "are learning." Wren & Martin states that Present Continuous Active (Subject + is/are/am + V1+ing + Object) changes to Present Continuous Passive (Object + is/are/am + being + V3 + by + Subject). "Are learning" becomes "is being learned" since "poem" is singular.

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