Active Passive Voice Questions with Answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Robin rolled the marble through a small plastic pipe.
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646c7293cdae930acb919f53Robin rolled the marble through a small plastic pipe.
- 1The marble was rolled by Robin in a small plastic pipe.false
- 2A small plastic pipe was rolled through a marble by Robin.false
- 3The marble was rolled through a small plastic pipe by Robin.true
- 4The marble through a small plastic pipe was rolled by Robin.false
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Answer : 3. "The marble was rolled through a small plastic pipe by Robin."
Explanation :
The given sentence is in Active Voice. As per the given question, we have to change it to Passive Voice.
The structure of the given sentence is as follows: Subject + V2 + Object.
(Active Voice) Subject (objective case) + was/were + V3 + Object (subjective case).
(Passive Voice) Example: Their cousin showed them some rare photographs.
(Active Voice) They were shown some rare photographs by their cousin.
(Passive Voice) The subject of the given sentence is 'Robin'.
The object of the given sentence is 'The marble.
The subject will be put in place of the object and the object will be put in place of the subject.
And 'rolled' will be changed into 'was rolled'. Lastly, the preposition 'by' will be added.
Q:Directions: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
I cannot draw this picture.
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630cac6c4e3bf85cbe705c11- 1This picture cannot be drawn by me.true
- 2This picture cannot be drawn by I.false
- 3This picture could not be drawn by me.false
- 4This picture could not be drawn by I.false
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Answer : 1. "This picture cannot be drawn by me. "
Q:Direction: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive voice.
The flute is being played by Shankar.
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632c6e551656651c9ea45fef- 1Shankar was playing the flutefalse
- 2Shankar is playing the flutetrue
- 3Shankar has been playing the flutefalse
- 4Shankar playing the flutefalse
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Answer : 2. "Shankar is playing the flute"
Q:Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The study of earthquakes
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6482f4af772333474ba1f89b- 1Geologyfalse
- 2Topographyfalse
- 3Geographyfalse
- 4Seismologytrue
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Answer : 4. "Seismology"
Q: Identify the appropriate choice in changing the voice of the following sentences.
India had eradicated smallpox by 1975.
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633ec62868eec304dd13e573India had eradicated smallpox by 1975.
- 1Smallpox was eradicated by India by 1975.false
- 2Smallpox were eradicated by India by 1975.false
- 3Smallpox had been eradicated by India by 1975.true
- 4Smallpox would have been eradicated by India by 1975.false
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Answer : 3. "Smallpox had been eradicated by India by 1975."
Q:Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The boy's cricket ball broke the neighbour's window.
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6490345db50f5316a4729437- 1The neighbour's window was broken by the boy's cricket ball.true
- 2The neighbour's window is broken by the boy's cricket ball.false
- 3The neighbour's window had been broke by the boy's cricket ball.false
- 4The neighbour's window was broke by the boy's cricket ball.false
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Answer : 1. "The neighbour's window was broken by the boy's cricket ball."
Q: Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Why did the editor give such a rude comment?
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64b67f9c2dc867f593faede3- 1Why had such a rude comment been given by the editor?false
- 2Why is such a rude comment being given by the editor?false
- 3Why was such an editor given by the rude comment?false
- 4Why was such a rude comment given by the editor?true
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Answer : 4. "Why was such a rude comment given by the editor?"
Explanation :
The given sentence is in the Active Voice. As per the question we have to change it into Passive Voice.
The process of transformation as follows:
The subject of the given sentence is 'the editor'.
The object of the given sentence is ''a rude comment''.
The subject will be put in place of the object.
And the object is put in place of the subject.
'Did' will be changed into 'was'.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 4.
Q: Transform the given sentence as directed choosing the best option. Someone seems to have made a terrible mistake.
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633ed63bda15932e53e3d3e2(Change to passive)
- 1A terrible mistake seems to have been made.true
- 2It seems a terrible mistake been made.false
- 3A terrible mistake seem to have made.false
- 4A Terrible mistake have been seen to have made.false
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