PASSIVE VOICE AND ACTIVE VOICE — MCQs for Competitive Examinations

 

PASSIVE VOICE AND ACTIVE VOICE — MCQs for Competitive Examinations

(Based on Wren & Martin's English Grammar)

Average Standard

1. Change to Active Voice: "The letter was written by her yesterday."

  • A) She writes the letter yesterday.
  • B) She has written the letter yesterday.
  • C) She wrote the letter yesterday.
  • D) She had written the letter yesterday.

2. Change to Active Voice: "The cake is being baked by my mother for the party."

  • A) My mother baked the cake for the party.
  • B) My mother is baking the cake for the party.
  • C) My mother has baked the cake for the party.
  • D) My mother was baking the cake for the party.

3. Change to Active Voice: "The new policy has been announced by the government."

  • A) The government announces the new policy.
  • B) The government announced the new policy.
  • C) The government has announced the new policy.
  • D) The government had announced the new policy.

4. Change to Active Voice: "The windows were being cleaned by the servants."

  • A) The servants clean the windows.
  • B) The servants have cleaned the windows.
  • C) The servants cleaned the windows.
  • D) The servants were cleaning the windows.

5. Change to Active Voice: "The road will be repaired by the workers next week."

  • A) The workers repair the road next week.
  • B) The workers repaired the road next week.
  • C) The workers will repair the road next week.
  • D) The workers have repaired the road next week.

6. Change to Active Voice: "The examination had been cancelled by the board before the results were declared."

  • A) The board cancelled the examination before the results were declared.
  • B) The board has cancelled the examination before the results were declared.
  • C) The board had cancelled the examination before the results were declared.
  • D) The board cancels the examination before the results were declared.

7. Change to Active Voice: "Mistakes are often made by even the most experienced professionals."

  • A) Even the most experienced professionals often make mistakes.
  • B) Even the most experienced professionals often made mistakes.
  • C) Even the most experienced professionals have often made mistakes.
  • D) Even the most experienced professionals are often making mistakes.

8. Change to Active Voice: "The trophy was being presented to the winners by the chief guest."

  • A) The chief guest presents the trophy to the winners.
  • B) The chief guest has presented the trophy to the winners.
  • C) The chief guest was presenting the trophy to the winners.
  • D) The chief guest presented the trophy to the winners.

9. Identify the correctly changed active voice of the following sentence: "The national anthem is sung by the students every morning."

  • A) The students sang the national anthem every morning.
  • B) The students have sung the national anthem every morning.
  • C) The students sing the national anthem every morning.
  • D) The students are singing the national anthem every morning.

10. Change to Active Voice: "The patient had been examined by the doctor before the operation."

  • A) The doctor examines the patient before the operation.
  • B) The doctor examined the patient before the operation.
  • C) The doctor has examined the patient before the operation.
  • D) The doctor had examined the patient before the operation.

Answers

1. C) She wrote the letter yesterday. The passive sentence is in Simple Past tense — "was written." Wren & Martin states that Simple Past Passive (Object + was/were + V3 + by + Subject) changes to Simple Past Active (Subject + V2 + Object). "Was written" becomes "wrote" and the agent "her" becomes the subject "she."

2. B) My mother is baking the cake for the party. The passive sentence is in Present Continuous tense — "is being baked." Wren & Martin states that Present Continuous Passive (Object + is/are/am + being + V3 + by + Subject) changes to Present Continuous Active (Subject + is/are/am + V1+ing + Object). "Is being baked" becomes "is baking."

3. C) The government has announced the new policy. The passive sentence is in Present Perfect tense — "has been announced." Wren & Martin states that Present Perfect Passive (Object + has/have + been + V3 + by + Subject) changes to Present Perfect Active (Subject + has/have + V3 + Object). "Has been announced" becomes "has announced."

4. D) The servants were cleaning the windows. The passive sentence is in Past Continuous tense — "were being cleaned." Wren & Martin states that Past Continuous Passive (Object + was/were + being + V3 + by + Subject) changes to Past Continuous Active (Subject + was/were + V1+ing + Object). "Were being cleaned" becomes "were cleaning."

5. C) The workers will repair the road next week. The passive sentence is in Simple Future tense — "will be repaired." Wren & Martin states that Simple Future Passive (Object + will + be + V3 + by + Subject) changes to Simple Future Active (Subject + will + V1 + Object). "Will be repaired" becomes "will repair."

6. C) The board had cancelled the examination before the results were declared. The passive sentence is in Past Perfect tense — "had been cancelled." Wren & Martin states that Past Perfect Passive (Object + had + been + V3 + by + Subject) changes to Past Perfect Active (Subject + had + V3 + Object). "Had been cancelled" becomes "had cancelled" — retaining the past perfect to show the sequence of events.

7. A) Even the most experienced professionals often make mistakes. The passive sentence is in Simple Present tense — "are made." Wren & Martin states that Simple Present Passive (Object + is/are/am + V3 + by + Subject) changes to Simple Present Active (Subject + V1 + s/es + Object). "Are made" becomes "make" and the agent becomes the subject of the active sentence.

8. C) The chief guest was presenting the trophy to the winners. The passive sentence is in Past Continuous tense — "was being presented." Wren & Martin states that Past Continuous Passive (Object + was/were + being + V3 + by + Subject) changes to Past Continuous Active (Subject + was/were + V1+ing + Object). "Was being presented" becomes "was presenting."

9. C) The students sing the national anthem every morning. The passive sentence is in Simple Present tense — "is sung." Wren & Martin states that Simple Present Passive (Object + is/are/am + V3 + by + Subject) changes to Simple Present Active (Subject + V1 + s/es + Object). "Is sung" becomes "sing" and "the students" correctly becomes the subject of the active sentence.

10. D) The doctor had examined the patient before the operation. The passive sentence is in Past Perfect tense — "had been examined." Wren & Martin states that Past Perfect Passive (Object + had + been + V3 + by + Subject) changes to Past Perfect Active (Subject + had + V3 + Object). "Had been examined" becomes "had examined" — correctly retaining the past perfect tense to show the action was completed before another past event.

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