WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-10 MCQs on Changing Sentences from Passive Voice to Active Voice
10 MCQs on Changing Sentences from Passive Voice to Active Voice
1. Passive voice: "Several important reforms had already been implemented by the government before the elections." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the active voice?
- A) The government has already implemented several important reforms before the elections.
- B) The government already implemented several important reforms before the elections.
- C) The government had already implemented several important reforms before the elections.
- D) The government was already implementing several important reforms before the elections.
Answer: C) The government had already implemented several important reforms before the elections. (The passive voice past perfect tense "had already been implemented" is changed to the active voice past perfect tense "had already implemented" — the agent "the government" introduced by "by" becomes the subject — the subject "several important reforms" becomes the object — the auxiliary structure changes from "had been + past participle" to "had + past participle.")
2. Passive voice: "A magnificent new sports complex is being built by the municipal corporation near the riverside." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the active voice?
- A) The municipal corporation built a magnificent new sports complex near the riverside.
- B) The municipal corporation has been building a magnificent new sports complex near the riverside.
- C) The municipal corporation is building a magnificent new sports complex near the riverside.
- D) The municipal corporation was building a magnificent new sports complex near the riverside.
Answer: C) The municipal corporation is building a magnificent new sports complex near the riverside. (The passive voice present continuous tense "is being built" is changed to the active voice present continuous tense "is building" — the agent "the municipal corporation" becomes the subject — the passive subject "a magnificent new sports complex" becomes the object — the auxiliary structure changes from "is being + past participle" to "is + verb-ing.")
3. Passive voice: "The results of the annual examination will be declared by the board next Monday morning." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the active voice?
- A) The board declares the results of the annual examination next Monday morning.
- B) The board declared the results of the annual examination next Monday morning.
- C) The board has declared the results of the annual examination next Monday morning.
- D) The board will declare the results of the annual examination next Monday morning.
Answer: D) The board will declare the results of the annual examination next Monday morning. (The passive voice simple future tense "will be declared" is changed to the active voice simple future tense "will declare" — the agent "the board" becomes the subject — the passive subject "the results of the annual examination" becomes the object — the auxiliary structure changes from "will be + past participle" to "will + base verb.")
4. Passive voice: "The ancient manuscript has been carefully preserved by the museum authorities for centuries." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the active voice?
- A) The museum authorities are carefully preserving the ancient manuscript for centuries.
- B) The museum authorities carefully preserved the ancient manuscript for centuries.
- C) The museum authorities had carefully preserved the ancient manuscript for centuries.
- D) The museum authorities have carefully preserved the ancient manuscript for centuries.
Answer: D) The museum authorities have carefully preserved the ancient manuscript for centuries. (The passive voice present perfect tense "has been carefully preserved" is changed to the active voice present perfect tense "have carefully preserved" — the agent "the museum authorities" becomes the subject and takes the plural auxiliary "have" — the passive subject "the ancient manuscript" becomes the object.)
5. Passive voice: "A series of important announcements was being made by the chairperson at the annual general meeting." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the active voice?
- A) The chairperson has been making a series of important announcements at the annual general meeting.
- B) The chairperson made a series of important announcements at the annual general meeting.
- C) The chairperson was making a series of important announcements at the annual general meeting.
- D) The chairperson had made a series of important announcements at the annual general meeting.
Answer: C) The chairperson was making a series of important announcements at the annual general meeting. (The passive voice past continuous tense "was being made" is changed to the active voice past continuous tense "was making" — the agent "the chairperson" becomes the subject — the passive subject "a series of important announcements" becomes the object — the auxiliary structure changes from "was being + past participle" to "was + verb-ing.")
6. Passive voice: "All the pending decisions will have been finalised by the management before the deadline." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the active voice?
- A) The management has finalised all the pending decisions before the deadline.
- B) The management would have finalised all the pending decisions before the deadline.
- C) The management finalised all the pending decisions before the deadline.
- D) The management will have finalised all the pending decisions before the deadline.
Answer: D) The management will have finalised all the pending decisions before the deadline. (The passive voice future perfect tense "will have been finalised" is changed to the active voice future perfect tense "will have finalised" — the agent "the management" becomes the subject — the passive subject "all the pending decisions" becomes the object — the auxiliary structure changes from "will have been + past participle" to "will have + past participle.")
7. Passive voice: "The priceless collection of rare coins was stolen from the museum by an unknown person last night." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the active voice?
- A) An unknown person has stolen the priceless collection of rare coins from the museum last night.
- B) An unknown person stole the priceless collection of rare coins from the museum last night.
- C) An unknown person had stolen the priceless collection of rare coins from the museum last night.
- D) An unknown person was stealing the priceless collection of rare coins from the museum last night.
Answer: B) An unknown person stole the priceless collection of rare coins from the museum last night. (The passive voice simple past tense "was stolen" is changed to the active voice simple past tense "stole" — the agent "an unknown person" becomes the subject — the passive subject "the priceless collection of rare coins" becomes the object — the time expression "last night" is retained in its position.)
8. Passive voice: "Free nutritious meals are being provided to all the children at the government schools daily." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the active voice?
- A) The government schools provided free nutritious meals to all the children daily.
- B) The government schools have been providing free nutritious meals to all the children daily.
- C) The government schools are providing free nutritious meals to all the children daily.
- D) The government schools were providing free nutritious meals to all the children daily.
Answer: C) The government schools are providing free nutritious meals to all the children daily. (The passive voice present continuous tense "are being provided" is changed to the active voice present continuous tense "are providing" — the implied agent "the government schools" becomes the subject — the passive subject "free nutritious meals" becomes the direct object and "all the children" is retained as the indirect object.)
9. Passive voice: "The entire village had been devastated by the severe floods that occurred last monsoon season." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the active voice?
- A) The severe floods devastated the entire village last monsoon season.
- B) The severe floods have devastated the entire village last monsoon season.
- C) The severe floods were devastating the entire village last monsoon season.
- D) The severe floods had devastated the entire village last monsoon season.
Answer: D) The severe floods had devastated the entire village last monsoon season. (The passive voice past perfect tense "had been devastated" is changed to the active voice past perfect tense "had devastated" — the agent "the severe floods" becomes the subject — the passive subject "the entire village" becomes the object — the auxiliary structure changes from "had been + past participle" to "had + past participle.")
10. Passive voice: "All outstanding dues should be cleared by the members before the end of the financial year." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the active voice?
- A) The members must clear all outstanding dues before the end of the financial year.
- B) The members have cleared all outstanding dues before the end of the financial year.
- C) The members cleared all outstanding dues before the end of the financial year.
- D) The members should clear all outstanding dues before the end of the financial year.
Answer: D) The members should clear all outstanding dues before the end of the financial year. (The passive voice sentence with the modal verb "should" is changed to the active voice by retaining the modal "should" — the agent "the members" becomes the subject — the passive subject "all outstanding dues" becomes the object — the auxiliary structure changes from "should be + past participle" to "should + base verb.")
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