Change the Voice Worksheet-4
Multiple-Choice Questions:
Change the voice of the given sentence:
(A) Today will father pay the fees?
(B) Will today the fees father will pay?
(C) Will the fees be paid by father today?
(D) Who will pay the fees today, father?
(A) Faithfully the soldiers serve their country.
(B) The soldiers are served faithfully by the country.
(C) Their country is served faithfully by the soldiers.
(D) Is the country served faithfully by the soldiers?
(A) Master of the game he was called.
(B) They called him the master of the game.
(C) The master called him for the game.
(D) The game was called the master by him.
(A) The cat chased the dog.
(B) The dog was chased by the cat.
(C) The cat was chased by the dog.
(D) The cat the dog chased.
(A) My pencil is taken by someone.
(B) My pencil has been taken.
(C) The pencil has taken me.
(D) I took his pencil.
(A) By a truck the poor blind beggar was knocked down.
(B) Was knocked down by a truck the poor blind beggar.
(C) A truck knocked the poor blind beggar down.
(D) A truck has knocked the poor blind beggar down.
(A) Have not been checked my copies.
(B) Teacher has not checked my copies.
(C) Who has not checked my copies?
(D) Why have my copies not been checked?
(A) A lion may sometimes help a mouse.
(B) Help a lion even a mouse sometimes may.
(C) A lion may be helped sometimes even by a mouse.
(D) How can a lion be helped by a mouse?
(A) This house will be planned by the architect.
(B) This house the architect will plan.
(C) This house was planned by the architect.
(D) Will the architect plan this house?
(A) By the judge the murderer was convicted.
(B) The judge convicted the murderer.
(C) The murderer convicted the judge.
(D) Was convicted by the judge the murderer was.
(A) We should be helped by anyone, why?
(B) Should we be helped by anyone?
(C) Why should anyone help us?
(D) No one is going to help us.
(A) Grapes cannot be gathered from thistles.
(B) From thistles one cannot gather grapes.
(C) Can grapes be gathered from thistles?
(D) Who can gather grapes from thistles?
(A) On the hand the stone struck her.
(B) She was struck on the hand by the stone.
(C) She was stroked on the hand by the stone.
(D) Her hand struck the stone.
(A) People speak English in Chennai.
(B) In Chennai English is spoken.
(C) Is English spoken in Chennai?
(D) You speak English in Chennai.
(A) Rewarded him the Principal.
(B) He was rewarded by the Principal.
(C) Was he rewarded by the Principal?
(D) He rewarded the Principal.
(A) Let the theatre enter by the 4th door.
(B) The theatre should be entered by the 4th door.
(C) You should enter the theatre by the 4th door.
(D) Should you enter the theatre by the 4th door?
Answers:
Exp: Object of active sentence (the fees) is subject of passive sentence and the verb has been changed accordingly.
Exp: Object of active sentence (their country) is subject of passive sentence and the verb has been changed accordingly.
Exp: The hidden object of passive sentence (them) is subject of passive sentence and the verb has been changed accordingly.
Exp: Object of active sentence (the cat) is subject of passive sentence and the verb has been changed accordingly.
Exp: Object of active sentence (my pencil) is subject of passive sentence and the verb has been changed accordingly. The ‘by’ phrase is not needed.
Exp: Object of passive sentence (a truck) is subject of the active sentence and the verb has been changed accordingly.
Exp: The obvious (hidden) object of passive sentence (teacher) is subject of active sentence and the verb has been changed accordingly.
Exp: Object of active sentence (a lion) is subject of passive sentence and the verb has been changed accordingly.
Exp: Object of active sentence (this house) is subject of passive sentence and the verb has been changed accordingly.
Exp: Object of passive sentence (the judge) is subject of active sentence and the verb has been changed accordingly.
Exp: Object of passive sentence (by anyone) is subject of active sentence and the verb has been changed accordingly.
Exp: Object of active sentence (grapes) is subject of passive sentence and the verb has been changed accordingly. The ‘by’ phrase is not needed.
Exp: Object of active sentence (her) is subject of passive sentence and the verb has been changed accordingly.
Exp: Hidden object of passive sentence (by people) is subject of active sentence and the verb has been changed accordingly.
Exp: Object of active sentence (him) is subject of passive sentence and the verb has been changed accordingly.
Exp: Object of active sentence (the theatre) is subject of passive sentence and the verb has been changed accordingly.
