Change of Voice
Direction: In the following questions, the sentences have been given in Active/ Passive Voice. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/ Active Voice.
- The teacher punished the boys who had not done their home work.
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Use structure “auxiliary + past participle”
As per the given above sentence is given in Passive Voice.
The boys who had not done their homework were punished by the teacher.Correct Option: C
Use structure “auxiliary + past participle”
As per the given above sentence is given in Passive Voice.
The boys who had not done their homework were punished by the teacher.
Hence , option C will be correct answer .
- The telegraph wires have been cut.
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As per the given above sentence is given in Active Voice.
Someone has cut the telegraph wires.Correct Option: D
As per the given above sentence is given in Active Voice.
Someone has cut the telegraph wires.
Hence , required answer will be option D .
Direction: 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 and give the answer.
- The waiter filled the glasses with water.
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The predicate of the sentence has become the subject of a sentence while converting it into passive voice.
Use structure “subject + auxiliary + past participle + by + object”
The glasses were filled with water by the waiter.Correct Option: D
The predicate of the sentence has become the subject of a sentence while converting it into passive voice.
Use structure “subject + auxiliary + past participle + by + object”
The glasses were filled with water by the waiter.
Hence , option D will be correct answer .
- He was driving the car so fast that it skidded on the snowy road.
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The sentence is in active voice with past continuous tense in it. When it is converted into passive voice, it still remains in past continuous tense but with a little variance due to its grammatical rule. In the sentence ‘was driving the car’ gets converted into ‘was being driven’ in case of passive voice.
Passive voice is given as :-
The car was being driven by him so fast that it skidded on the snowy road.Correct Option: D
The sentence is in active voice with past continuous tense in it. When it is converted into passive voice, it still remains in past continuous tense but with a little variance due to its grammatical rule. In the sentence ‘was driving the car’ gets converted into ‘was being driven’ in case of passive voice.
Passive voice is given as :-
The car was being driven by him so fast that it skidded on the snowy road.
Hence , option D will be correct answer .
