TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES (ACTIVE/PASSIVE)
Direction: A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
- 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)
- He was congratulated by his teacher on his brilliant success in the recent examination.
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His teacher congratulated him on his brilliant success in the recent examination. (Active) The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Passive)
Correct Option: A
His teacher congratulated him on his brilliant success in the recent examination. (Active) The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Passive)
Direction: In these 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.
- It is your duty to make tea at eleven O'clock.
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You are supposed to make the tea at eleven o' clock. (Passive) be supposed to is used when something should happen because it is the rule or because it has been planned.
Correct Option: D
You are supposed to make the tea at eleven o' clock. (Passive) be supposed to is used when something should happen because it is the rule or because it has been planned.
- Look at the poll results–do they inspire hope ?
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Let the poll results be looked at-is hope inspired by them ? (Passive)
The sentence is in Simple Present Tense. (Active)Correct Option: D
Let the poll results be looked at-is hope inspired by them ? (Passive)
The sentence is in Simple Present Tense. (Active)
- What one must do, one must do properly.
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What must be done, must be done properly. (Passive)
The sentence is in Simple Present Tense. (Active). It is also a complex sentence.
When a Modal is used in Active, the Passive form will be as follows :
Modal + be + Past Participle of the Verb.
In changing the voice of Complex Sentences, the voice of both the Principal Clause (one must do properly) and Sub–ordinate Clause (what one must do) should be changed.Correct Option: A
What must be done, must be done properly. (Passive)
The sentence is in Simple Present Tense. (Active). It is also a complex sentence.
When a Modal is used in Active, the Passive form will be as follows :
Modal + be + Past Participle of the Verb.
In changing the voice of Complex Sentences, the voice of both the Principal Clause (one must do properly) and Sub–ordinate Clause (what one must do) should be changed.
