Question 1

1. Select the grammatically correct passive transformation of the active sentence: "These mangoes taste sour."

A) Sour is tasted by these mangoes.B) These mangoes are sour when they are tasted.C) These mangoes are tasted sourly.D) These mangoes have been tasted sour.

Answer

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation: Correct Answer: These mangoes are sour when they are tasted. Rule: For quasi-passive/mid-voice verbs followed by adjectives, the standard passive structure is: Subject + be + adjective + when + pronoun + be + past participle.

Question 2

2. Identify the correct passive voice for the sentence: "This ancient mahogany chest contains rare manuscripts."

A) Rare manuscripts are contained by this ancient mahogany chest.

Question 3

3. Transform the following sentence into the correct passive voice: "The manager expects his subordinates to complete the project by Friday."

A) The manager expects the project to be completed by his subordinates by Friday.B) The project is expected to complete by the subordinates by Friday.C) The subordinates are expected to be completed the project by Friday by the manager.D) The manager expects that the project should be completed by his subordinates by Friday.

Answer

✓ Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation: Correct Answer: The manager expects the project to be completed by his subordinates by Friday. Rule: When an active verb like 'expect', 'want', or 'like' is followed by a subject + to-infinitive clause, the infinitive clause is converted to the passive ('to be completed').

Question 4

4. What is the correct passive voice of: "They believe that the mythical creature still roams the Himalayan valleys."

A) It is believed that the mythical creature is still roamed in the Himalayan valleys.B) The mythical creature was believed to still roam the Himalayan valleys.C) It has been believed that the mythical creature still roamed the Himalayan valleys.D) The mythical creature is believed to still roam the Himalayan valleys.

Answer

✓ Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation: Correct Answer: The mythical creature is believed to still roam the Himalayan valleys. Rule: With reporting verbs followed by a noun clause, the passive can be formed by using the subject of the noun clause followed by the passive verb and a 'to-infinitive'.

Question 5

5. Choose the correct passive structure for the imperative sentence: "Let him buy a new laptop."

A) Let him be bought a new laptop.B) Let a new laptop be bought for him.C) Let a new laptop be bought by him.D) A new laptop should be bought by him.

Answer

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation: Correct Answer: Let a new laptop be bought for him. Rule: If an active imperative starting with 'Let' contains both an indirect and direct object, the passive structure is: Let + direct object + be + past participle + for/to + indirect object.

Question 6

6. Transform the active sentence into passive voice: "We saw him cross the busy street during rush hour."

A) He was seen crossing the busy street during rush hour.B) He was seen cross the busy street during rush hour.C) He was seen to cross the busy street during rush hour.D) He had been seen to cross the busy street during rush hour.

Answer

✓ Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation: Correct Answer: He was seen to cross the busy street during rush hour. Rule: Verbs of perception (see, hear, watch) take a bare infinitive in the active voice but a full 'to'-infinitive in the passive voice.

Question 7

7. Identify the correct passive voice of the causative sentence: "The teacher made the students rewrite the entire essay."

A) The students were made rewrite the entire essay by the teacher.B) The students were made to rewrite the entire essay by the teacher.C) The students had been made rewriting the entire essay by the teacher.D) The entire essay was made to be rewritten by the students by the teacher.

Answer

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation: Correct Answer: The students were made to rewrite the entire essay by the teacher. Rule: The causative verb 'make' is followed by a bare infinitive in the active voice, but a full infinitive ('to' + verb) is required in the passive voice.

Question 8

8. Convert the following sentence into passive voice: "They painted the house green."

A) The house green was painted by them.B) Green was painted the house by them.C) The house was being painted greenly by them.D) The house was painted green by them.

Answer

✓ Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation: Correct Answer: The house was painted green by them. Rule: The objective complement ('green') remains immediately after the verb in its original form when the sentence is transformed into passive voice.

Question 9

9. What is the correct passive voice of the following sentence? "I remember my grandfather taking me to the local carnival."

A) I remember being taken to the local carnival by my grandfather.B) I remember my grandfather being taken to the local carnival.C) I remember to have been taken to the local carnival by my grandfather.D) My grandfather is remembered taking me to the local carnival.

Answer

✓ Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation: Correct Answer: I remember being taken to the local carnival by my grandfather. Rule: When a gerund clause is turned passive, the active gerund ('taking me') changes into a passive gerund ('being taken').

Question 10

10. Select the correct passive form of this prepositional verb sentence: "The committee looked into the matter thoroughly before making a decision."

A) The matter was thoroughly looked by the committee before making a decision.B) The matter was thoroughly looked into by the committee before making a decision.C) The matter was thoroughly looked into making a decision by the committee.D) The committee was thoroughly looked into the matter before making a decision.

Answer

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation: Correct Answer: The matter was thoroughly looked into by the committee before making a decision. Rule: Prepositional verbs (like 'look into') must retain their prepositions immediately following the verb in the passive voice.

Accepted Answer

✓ Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation: Correct Answer: Rare manuscripts are contained in this ancient mahogany chest. Rule: Certain verbs like 'contain', 'interest', and 'embody' take prepositions other than 'by' (such as 'in') in the passive voice.

Competitive Exams : English Language - Voice (Set 5)

1. Select the grammatically correct passive transformation of the active sentence: <em>"These mangoes taste sour."</em>

2. Identify the correct passive voice for the sentence: <em>"This ancient mahogany chest contains rare manuscripts."</em>

3. Transform the following sentence into the correct passive voice: <em>"The manager expects his subordinates to complete the project by Friday."</em>

4. What is the correct passive voice of: <em>"They believe that the mythical creature still roams the Himalayan valleys."</em>

5. Choose the correct passive structure for the imperative sentence: <em>"Let him buy a new laptop."</em>

6. Transform the active sentence into passive voice: <em>"We saw him cross the busy street during rush hour."</em>

7. Identify the correct passive voice of the causative sentence: <em>"The teacher made the students rewrite the entire essay."</em>

8. Convert the following sentence into passive voice: <em>"They painted the house green."</em>

9. What is the correct passive voice of the following sentence? <em>"I remember my grandfather taking me to the local carnival."</em>

10. Select the correct passive form of this prepositional verb sentence: <em>"The committee looked into the matter thoroughly before making a decision."</em>