Active and Passive Voice in English
In passive voice, the object of the active voice sentence becomes the
_______ of the passive voice sentence.
a) subject
b)
verb
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
Identify the active voice sentence from the options below:
a)
The book was read by the teacher
b) A delicious meal is being cooked by my mother
c)
The car was repaired by the mechanic
d)
The dog was chased by the cat
Which tense is used to change the following active voice sentence into
passive voice: "She has completed her homework"?
a)
Present simple
b)
Present continuous
c) Present perfect
d)
Past simple
What is the passive voice of the following sentence: "They will
plant trees in the park"?
a) Trees will be planted in the park by them
b)
Trees are planted in the park by them
c)
Trees were planted in the park by them
d)
Trees will plant in the park by them
When changing an active voice sentence into passive voice, which word is
used to start the passive construction?
a)
The
b)
By
c) Was
d)
Will
In passive voice, the auxiliary verb "be" is followed by the
________ form of the main verb.
a)
Base
b)
Present participle
c) Past participle
d)
Infinitive
Which of the following sentences is NOT in passive voice?
a)
The letter was written by Sarah
b)
He will be attending the meeting
c)
The cake was eaten by the children
d) She is singing a song
In passive voice, the agent (the doer of the action) is often introduced
with which preposition?
a)
On
b)
With
c) By
d)
To
Change the following active voice sentence into passive voice: "The
chef is cooking a delicious meal."
a) A delicious meal is being cooked by the chef
b)
The chef cooked a delicious meal
c)
The chef is cooked by a delicious meal
d)
Cooking a delicious meal, the chef
Which sentence is in the active voice?
a)
The book was read by Sarah
b) Sarah read the book
c)
The book is being read by Sarah
d)
The book had been read by Sarah
Choose the passive voice sentence:
a)
She will be preparing dinner
b)
She prepares dinner
c) Dinner will be prepared by her
d)
She prepared dinner.
Identify the active voice sentence:
a)
The cake was baked by my mother
b) My mother baked the cake
c)
The cake will have been baked by my mother
d)
Baking the cake, my mother was
Which sentence is in the passive voice?
a)
The students are writing essays
b) Essays were being written by the students
c)
The teacher assigned the essays
d)
The essays are interesting
Select the passive voice sentence:
a)
She sings beautifully.
b) Beautiful songs are sung by her.
c)
She is singing a song.
d)
Singing, she entertains the audience.
Which sentence is NOT in the passive voice?
a)
The car was driven by Salman
b) Salman drove the car
c)
The car has been driven by Salman
d)
The car was driven safely
Identify the passive voice sentence:
a)
They are playing football
b) Football is being played by them
c)
They played football enthusiastically
d)
Playing football, they enjoyed
Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice, but the
subject is not explicitly mentioned?
a) A mistake was made
b)
He made a mistake
c)
They laughed at the mistake
d)
The mistake happened
Change the following imperative sentence into the
passive voice:
"Please close the window."
a) The window is closed, please
b) The window should be closed by you,
please
c) Please closed the window
d) Closed the window, please
Change the following optative sentence into the
passive voice:
"May success always follow you."
a) You may always be followed by success
b) Success may always be followed by you
c) May you always be followed by success
d) You are followed by success, may
Convert the following optative sentence into the
active voice:
"May you have a safe journey!"
a) Have a safe journey, may you!
b) You may have a safe journey!
c) May a safe journey be had by you!
d) You have a safe journey, may.
Change the following imperative sentence into the
active voice:
"Let the cake be baked for 30 minutes."
a) You should bake the cake for 30 minutes.
b) Bake the cake for 30 minutes.
c) The cake is being baked for 30 minutes.
d) The cake was baked for 30 minutes.
Change the following imperative sentence into the
passive voice:
"Please open the door."
a) The door should be opened by you,
please.
b) The door is opened by please.
c) Please is opening the door.
d) The door was opened, please.
Which option correctly transforms the following
imperative sentence into the passive voice?
"Please close the window."
a) The window should be closed by you,
please.
b) The window is being closed by you, please.
c) The window is closed, please.
d) The window was closed by you, please.
Choose the correct passive voice form for the optative
sentence below:
"May you have a wonderful journey!"
a) A wonderful journey may be had by
you!
b) A wonderful journey you may have!
c) A wonderful journey had you may be!
d) A wonderful journey have you may!
Transform the following imperative sentence into the
passive voice:
"Please make me a cup of tea."
a) A cup of tea should be made by me,
please.
b) A cup of tea is being made by me, please.
c) A cup of tea is made by me, please.
d) A cup of tea was made by me, please.
Convert the optative sentence into the passive voice:
"May you find happiness in every moment!"
a) Happiness in every moment may be
found by you!
b) Happiness may be found by you in every moment!
c) You may find happiness in every moment!
d) Find happiness in every moment may you!
Change the imperative sentence into the passive voice:
"Please bring me a glass of water."
a) A glass of water should be brought by
me, please.
b) A glass of water is being brought by me, please.
c) A glass of water is brought by me, please.
d) A glass of water was brought by me, please.
Change the following interrogative sentence into the
passive voice:
"Did she write the letter?"
a) Was the letter written by her?
b) The letter was written by her?
c) Has the letter been written by her?
d) The letter did she write?
Choose the correct passive voice form of the following
interrogative sentence:
"Is he painting the house?"
a) The house is being painted by him?
b) Is the house painted by him?
c) He is painted by the house?
d) Is he painted the house?
Convert the following interrogative sentence into the
passive voice:
"Are they planning a surprise party?"
a) A surprise party is being planned by
them?
b) A surprise party are being planned by them?
c) They are planned a surprise party?
d) Is a surprise party planned by them?
Which of the following is the correct passive voice
form of the interrogative sentence:
"Have they finished the project?"
a) Have the project been finished by them?
b) The project has been finished by them?
c) Has the project been finished by
them?
d) The project have finished by them?
Rewrite the following interrogative sentence in the
passive voice:
"Will they announce the results?"
a) Will the results be announced by
them?
b) Will announce the results by them?
c) Will be announced by them the results?
d) Will the results by them be announced?
Which of the following sentences is in the active
voice?
a) Was the book read by you?
b) Is the book being read by you?
c) You read the book.
d) The book was read by you.
What is the passive voice form of the sentence?
"Did they complete the project on time?"
a) Was the project completed by them on
time?
b) Did the project complete on time by them?
c) They completed the project on time.
d) Did they complete the project on time?
Choose the active voice equivalent of the sentence:
"Has the
cake been eaten by her?"
a) She has eaten the cake.
b) The cake was eaten by her.
c) The cake has been eaten by her.
d) Is the cake eaten by her?
Which of the following sentences is NOT in the passive
voice?
a) Were the tickets purchased by him?
b) The tickets were purchased by him.
c) He purchased the tickets.
d) The tickets have been purchased by him.
What is the passive voice form of the sentence?
"Do they offer online courses?"
a) Are online courses offered by them?
b) They offer online courses.
c) Online courses are offered by them.
d) Did they offer online courses?
Which sentence correctly transforms the active voice sentence?
"She
writes a letter" into the passive voice?
a) A letter is written by her.
b) A letter was written by her.
c) A letter has been written by her.
d) Writing a letter is done by her.
What is the passive voice form of the sentence?
"Will they deliver the package tomorrow?"
a) The package will be delivered by them
tomorrow.
b) They will deliver the package tomorrow.
c) They delivered the package tomorrow.
d) Did they deliver the package tomorrow?
Which of the following sentences is in the passive
voice?
a) Have you finished your homework?
b) Your homework is finished by you?
c) Finish your homework!
d) The homework was finished by you.
What is the active voice equivalent of the sentence?
"Is the movie being watched by them?"
a) They are watching the movie.
b) The movie is being watched by them.
c) Is the movie watched by them?
d) The movie was watched by them.
Which sentence correctly transforms the active voice sentence?
"He will
teach the class" into the passive voice?
a) The class will be taught by him.
b) He will be taught by the class.
c) Teaching the class will be done by him.
d) He teaches the class.
Choose the active voice sentence:
a. The book was read by him.
b. The book must be read by him.
c. The book will be read by him.
d. The book might be read by him.
Change the following active voice sentence into
passive voice:
"She can sing a beautiful song."
a. A beautiful song can be sung by her.
b. A beautiful song could be sung by her.
c. A beautiful song could sing by her.
d. A beautiful song can sings by her.
Identify the passive voice sentence:
a. They should finish the project by Friday.
b. The project must be finished by
Friday.
c. He might help you with your homework.
d. She will bake a cake for the party.
Change the given active voice sentence into passive
voice:
"You ought to complete your assignments."
a. Your assignments must be completed by you.
b. Your assignments ought to be
completed.
c. You ought to have completed your assignments.
d. You should be completing your assignments.
Which sentence is in active voice?
a. The car has been repaired by the mechanic.
b. The mechanic repaired the car.
c. The car was being repaired by the mechanic.
d. The car will be repaired by the mechanic.
Change the following active voice sentence into
passive voice:
"They will eat lunch at noon."
a. Lunch will be eaten by them at noon.
b. Lunch will be eating by them at noon.
c. Lunch will have been eaten by them at noon.
d. Lunch has eaten by them at noon.
Identify the passive voice sentence:
a. She may finish the project tomorrow.
b. The project was completed on time.
c. He can fix the computer.
d. They are cleaning the house.
Change the given active voice sentence into passive
voice:
"You must submit the report by Monday."
a. The report must be submitted by you
by Monday.
b. The report by you must be submitted by Monday.
c. The report must be submitted by Monday by you.
d. You must be submitted the report by Monday.
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