Active and Passive Voice MCQs
Change the voice:
"One should keep one's promises"
One's promises should be kept.
Promises should be kept by one.
Promises should be kept.
Promises should be kept by us.
Change the voice:
"The fire destroyed the entire building."
The entire building is destroyed by the fire.
The entire building was being destroyed by the fire.
The entire building was destroyed by the fire.
The entire building has been destroyed by the fire.
Change the voice:
"My wallet has been stolen."
Someone stole my wallet.
Someone has been stealing my wallet.
Someone has stolen my wallet.
Stealing has happened to my wallet.
Change the voice:
"He teaches us grammar."
Grammar is taught to us by him.
We are taught grammar by him.
We were taught grammar by him.
Both A and B are correct.
Change the voice:
"They have informed him of his success."
He was informed of his success by them.
He is informed of his success by them.
He has been informed of his success by them.
He had been informed of his success by them.
Which of these sentences is in the active voice?
The ball was thrown by the boy.
The decision was made yesterday.
The boy threw the ball.
The windows had been cleaned.
Change the voice:
"You are requested to keep quiet."
Keep quiet.
I request you that you keep quiet.
Please keep quiet.
You should keep quiet.
Change the voice:
"Let the order be given."
You should give the order.
Give the order.
Let's give the order.
The order must be given.
Change the voice:
"Let the truth be told."
You should tell the truth.
Tell the truth.
Someone tells the truth.
The truth is to be told.
Change the voice:
"Do not insult the poor."
The poor are not to be insulted.
Let the poor not be insulted.
You should not insult the poor.
Let's not insult the poor.
Change the voice:
"Why was such a letter written by your brother?"
Why did your brother write such a letter?
Why your brother wrote such a letter?
Why has your brother written such a letter?
Why does your brother write such a letter?
Change the voice:
"The national anthem is being sung by the students."
The students sing the national anthem.
The students are singing the national anthem.
The students have sung the national anthem.
The students were singing the national anthem.
Change the voice:
"Who is creating this mess?"
By whom is this mess created?
By whom this mess is being created?
By whom is this mess being created?
Who is this mess being created by?
Change the voice:
"The cat chased the mouse."
The mouse was chased by the cat.
The mouse is chased by the cat.
The mouse was being chased by the cat.
The cat was chased by the mouse.
Change the voice:
"Let the door be shut."
You should shut the door.
Shut the door.
The door is to be shut.
You are ordered to shut the door.
Change the voice:
"The novel was written by a famous author."
A famous author has written the novel.
A famous author was writing the novel.
A famous author writes the novel.
A famous author wrote the novel.
Change the voice:
"They had not done their homework."
Their homework was not done by them.
Their homework is not done by them.
Their homework has not been done by them.
Their homework had not been done by them.
Change the voice:
"The mechanic is repairing the car."
The car was being repaired by the mechanic.
The car is repaired by the mechanic.
The car has been repaired by the mechanic.
The car is being repaired by the mechanic.
Change the voice:
"He was praised by his teacher."
His teacher praises him.
His teacher has praised him.
His teacher praised him.
His teacher was praising him.
Change the voice:
"The president will give a speech."
A speech would be given by the president.
A speech will be given by the president.
A speech is given by the president.
A speech will have been given by the president.
Change the voice:
"Who taught you English?"
By whom were you taught English?
By whom was you taught English?
Who was English taught by?
English was taught to you by who?
Change the voice:
"I remember my sister taking me to the museum."
I remember being taken to the museum by my sister.
I remember myself being taken to the museum by my sister.
I remember I was taken to the museum by my sister.
I am remembered to be taken to the museum by my sister.
Change the voice:
"Who wrote this poem?"
By whom was this poem written?
By whom is this poem written?
Who was this poem written by?
This poem was written by whom?
Change the voice:
"The injured were being helped by the volunteers."
The volunteers helped the injured.
The volunteers were helping the injured.
The volunteers have helped the injured.
The volunteers help the injured.
Change the voice:
"The work had been completed by them."
They completed the work.
They have completed the work.
They were completing the work.
They had completed the work.
Change the voice:
"Her manners please us."
We are pleased by her manners.
We are pleased with her manners.
We have been pleased with her manners.
We were pleased by her manners.
Change the voice:
"Why was I not told about the meeting?"
Why did you not tell me about the meeting?
Why you did not tell me about the meeting?
Why I was not told about the meeting by you?
Why you were not telling me about the meeting?
Change the voice:
"The novel 'Ulysses' was written by James Joyce."
James Joyce was writing the novel 'Ulysses'.
James Joyce has written the novel 'Ulysses'.
James Joyce wrote the novel 'Ulysses'.
James Joyce writes the novel 'Ulysses'.
Change the voice:
"Can anyone solve this problem?"
Can this problem be solved by anyone?
Can this problem be solved?
This problem can be solved by whom?
Could this problem be solved?
Change the voice:
"We must finish this task."
This task must be finished by us.
This task must have been finished by us.
This task must be finishing by us.
This task is to be finished by us.
Change the voice:
"Someone has stolen my pen."
My pen was stolen by someone.
My pen has been stolen.
My pen is stolen.
My pen had been stolen.
Change the voice:
"The child is eating bananas."
Bananas are eaten by the child.
Bananas were being eaten by the child.
Bananas are being eaten by the child.
Bananas have been eaten by the child.
Change the voice:
"They are building a new bridge."
A new bridge is built by them.
A new bridge was being built by them.
A new bridge is being built by them.
A new bridge has been built by them.
Change the voice:
"Circumstances will oblige me to go."
I will be obliged to go by circumstances.
I shall be obliged to go by circumstances.
I would be obliged to go by circumstances.
I should be obliged to go by circumstances.
Change the voice:
"The thief was caught by the police."
The police was catching the thief.
The police have caught the thief.
The police caught the thief.
The police had caught the thief.
Change the voice:
"This portrait was painted by my grandmother."
My grandmother has painted this portrait.
My grandmother was painting this portrait.
My grandmother painted this portrait.
My grandmother paints this portrait.
Change the voice:
"The judge had already sentenced the prisoner."
The prisoner had already been sentenced by the judge.
The prisoner was already sentenced by the judge.
The prisoner has already been sentenced by the judge.
The prisoner is already sentenced by the judge.
Change the voice:
"They will have completed the project by next month."
The project will be completed by them by next month.
The project will have been completed by them by next month.
The project would have been completed by them by next month.
The project is being completed by them by next month.
Change the voice:
"Someone saw him picking up a gun."
He was seen to pick up a gun.
He was seen picking up a gun.
He was seen when he was picking up a gun.
He was seen by someone to pick up a gun.
Change the voice:
"He will finish the work in a fortnight."
The work would be finished by him in a fortnight.
The work will be finished by him in a fortnight.
The work will have been finished by him in a fortnight.
The work is finished by him in a fortnight.
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