Active Passive Voice Questions with Answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Coffee is sipped by me.
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646217040827e80a9f8da81bCoffee is sipped by me.
- 1I have sipped coffee.false
- 2I sip coffee.true
- 3I have had sipped coffee.false
- 4I am sipping coffee.false
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Answer : 2. "I sip coffee."
Explanation :
The sentence is transformed from passive to active voice, making "I" the doer of the action (sipping coffee)
Q:Directions: 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 school was damaged by the earthquake which caused havoc to other buildings as well.
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63aace57e590d4085fd1afb5- 1The earthquake damaged the school and other buildings.true
- 2The earthquake damaged other buildings.false
- 3The earthquake caused havoc to the school.false
- 4The earthquake damaged the school besides causing havoc to other buildings.false
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Answer : 1. "The earthquake damaged the school and other buildings. "
Explanation :
The passive sentence is rewritten in the active voice, conveying the action more directly.
Q: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
‘Don Quixote’ was written by Miguel Cervantes.
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645cd70b19bbd20a9ac53327‘Don Quixote’ was written by Miguel Cervantes.
- 1Miguel Cervantes was writing ‘Don Quixote’.false
- 2Miguel Cervantes wrote ‘Don Quixote’.true
- 3Miguel Cervantes had written ‘Don Quixote’.false
- 4Miguel Cervantes has written ‘Don Quixote’.false
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Answer : 2. "Miguel Cervantes wrote ‘Don Quixote’."
Explanation :
The sentence is transformed into active voice, making Miguel Cervantes the author of "Don Quixote."
Q: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.
By whom was this work done?
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632c715b31300b7ce4744eb8- 1Who had done this work?false
- 2Who did this work?true
- 3Who has done this work?false
- 4Who does this work?false
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Answer : 2. "Who did this work?"
Q: Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
We have looked at the plan carefully.
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64ccea728f85ca71558f2e27- 1The plan was looked at carefully.false
- 2The plan is being looked at carefully.false
- 3The plan has been looked at carefully.true
- 4The plan have been looked at carefully.false
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Answer : 3. "The plan has been looked at carefully."
Explanation :
The given sentence is in Passive Voice. As per the question we have to change it into Active Voice.
The structure of the given sentence as follows: Subject+has/have+V3+Object.
(Active Voice) Subject (Objective Case)+has/have+been+V3+Object (Subjective Case).
(Passive Voice) 'The plan' will be put in place of 'we'.
(Subject becomes object) And 'We' will be put in place of 'The plan'.
(the object becomes subject) 'Have looked at' will be changed into 'Has looked at'.
(To agree with the changed subject and object) Thus the correct sentence is:
The plan has been carefully looked at
Q: Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The manager explained the latest assignment to Lana.
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646c69b84f2cce984351c18dThe manager explained the latest assignment to Lana.
- 1The latest assignment was explained to Lana by the manager.true
- 2The latest assignment had explained to Lana by the manager.false
- 3The latest assignment had been explained to Lana by the manager.false
- 4The latest assignment had been explain to Lana by the manager.false
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Answer : 1. "The latest assignment was explained to Lana by the manager."
Explanation :
The given sentence is in Active Voice. As per the given question, we have to change it to Passive Voice.
The structure of the given sentence is as follows:
Subject + V2 + Object. (Active Voice)
Subject (objective case) + was/were + V3 + Object (subjective case). (Passive Voice)
Example: Their cousin showed them some rare photographs.
(Active Voice) They were shown some rare photographs by their cousin.
(Passive Voice) The subject of the given sentence is 'The manager'.
The object of the given sentence is 'the latest assignment.
The subject will be put in place of the object and the object will be put in place of the subject.
And 'explained' will be changed into 'was explained'. Lastly, the preposition 'by' will be added.
Q:Directions: 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.
Robin would draw a picture in the competition.
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6308b1c9e748b351c5e23cd4- 1In the competition Robin would have to draw a picture.false
- 2A picture in the competition would have been drawn by Robin.false
- 3In the competition Robin would be drawn a picture.false
- 4A picture would be drawn by Robin in the competition.true
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Answer : 4. "A picture would be drawn by Robin in the competition. "
Q: Choose the option that is the correct passive form of the sentence.
We had eaten the cake.
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64490819cd6ea382cf8651d6- 1The cake had been eaten by us.true
- 2The cake will be eaten by us.false
- 3The cake is eaten by us.false
- 4The cake was eaten by us.false
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Answer : 1. "The cake had been eaten by us."
Explanation :
The past perfect tense "had eaten" is transformed into the past perfect passive form "had been eaten."