TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES (ACTIVE/PASSIVE)

TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES (ACTIVE/PASSIVE)

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An Introduction To English Grammar And Languages
COMMON ERRORS
TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES (ACTIVE/PASSIVE)
Ordering of Sentences
Change of Speech
One Word Substitutes
Paragraph Formation
Sentence Formation
Antonyms
Change of Voice
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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.

  1. People speak English all over the world.








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    English is spoken all over the world. (Passive)
    The sentence is in Simple Present Tense. (Active)

    Correct Option: A

    English is spoken all over the world. (Passive)
    The sentence is in Simple Present Tense. (Active)

  1. The teacher punished the boys who had not done their home work.








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    The boys who had not done their homework were punished by the teacher. (Passive)
    The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active)
    It is also a Complex Sentence.

    Correct Option: C

    The boys who had not done their homework were punished by the teacher. (Passive)
    The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active)
    It is also a Complex Sentence.

  1. The Principal has granted him a scholarship.








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    He has been granted a scholarship by the Principal. (Passive)
    The sentence is in Present Perfect Tense. (Active)

    The Passive Voice of Verbs with two objects (him, a scholarship) is formed by changing either of the two Objects into the Subject and retaining the other as the Object. him is the Factitive Object in Active which is changed to He in Passive.

    Correct Option: B

    He has been granted a scholarship by the Principal. (Passive)
    The sentence is in Present Perfect Tense. (Active)

    The Passive Voice of Verbs with two objects (him, a scholarship) is formed by changing either of the two Objects into the Subject and retaining the other as the Object. him is the Factitive Object in Active which is changed to He in Passive.

  1. Somebody told me that there had been an explosion in the Town Hall.








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    I was told by somebody that there had been an explosion in the Town Hall. (Passive)
    The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active)
    It is also a Complex Sentence.

    Correct Option: D

    I was told by somebody that there had been an explosion in the Town Hall. (Passive)
    The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active)
    It is also a Complex Sentence.

Direction: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active Voice/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

  1. Circumstances will oblige me to go.








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    I shall be obliged to go by the circumstances. (Passive)
    The sentence is in Simple Future Tense. (Active)

    Correct Option: B

    I shall be obliged to go by the circumstances. (Passive)
    The sentence is in Simple Future Tense. (Active)