TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES (ACTIVE/PASSIVE)


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.

  1. Leo Tolstoy wrote ‘War and Peace’.









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    ‘War and Peace’ was written by Leo Tolstoy. (Passive) The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active)

    Correct Option: A

    ‘War and Peace’ was written by Leo Tolstoy. (Passive) The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active)


  1. He made us work.









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    We were made to work by him. (Passive) The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active)

    Correct Option: A

    We were made to work by him. (Passive) The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active)


  1. They have spotted me in the crowd.









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    I have been spotted by them in the crowd. (Passive) The sentence is in Present Perfect Tense. (Active)

    Correct Option: D

    I have been spotted by them in the crowd. (Passive) The sentence is in Present Perfect Tense. (Active)


  1. Do not inform the police about the robbery.









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    Let not the police be informed about the robbery. (Passive) The sentence is in Simple Present Tense. (Active)

    Correct Option: B

    Let not the police be informed about the robbery. (Passive) The sentence is in Simple Present Tense. (Active)


  1. The men had constructed the bridge.









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    The bridge had been constructed by the men. (Passive) The sentence is in Past Perfect Tense. (Active)

    Correct Option: D

    The bridge had been constructed by the men. (Passive) The sentence is in Past Perfect Tense. (Active)