Test: Active & Passive Voice - 2 - CAT MCQ

He was caught by the police for littering up the streets.
(a) The police was catching him littering up the street. (Tense has changed)
(b) The police caught him for littering up the street. (Correct)
(c) The police catches him littering up the street. (Tense has changed)
(d) The police has caught him littering up the street. (Tense has changed)

We will have selected a new team by Monday
(a) By Monday a new team will have been selected by us. (Incorrect beginning)
(b) A new team will have been selected by us by Monday. (Correct)
(c) A new team will have selected by us by Monday. (Been is missing)
(d) A new team will have been selected by us.(By Monday is missing)

Why had you not deposited the school less?
(a) Why had the school fees not been deposited by you? (Correct)
(b) Why the school fees had not been deposited by you? (not interrogative pattern)
(c) Why had the school fees been deposited by you? (Meaning of sentence changed)
(d) Why the school fees had been not deposited by you? (Incorrect sentence structure)

The Greeks expected to win the international trophy.
(a) It was expected that the Greeks would win the international trophy. (Incorrect change of tense)
(b) The international trophy was expected to be won by the Greeks.(Correct)
(c) It was expected that the Greeks will win the international trophy. (Incorrect change of tense)
(d) It was expected by the Greeks that they would win the international trophy. (Incorrect change of tense)

I shall write a letter.
(a) A letter is written by me. (Tense has changed)
(b) A letter will be written by me.(Correct)
(c) A letter has written to me. (Tense has changed)
(d) A letter has been written by me. (Tense has changed)

Were the clothes dried in the lawn by mother?
a) Did the mother dry the clothes in the lawn?
b) Did the mother dried the clothes in the lawn?
c) Did his mother dry the clothes in the lawn?
d) Had the mother dried the clothes in the lawn?

You are to write it in ink.
(a) It is to be written in ink. (Correct)
(b) It is written in ink by you. (Meaning of sentence changed)
(c) It has to be written in ink. (Incorrect change of tense)
(d) It should be written in ink. (Incorrect change of tense)

A.V. – Sub + V1 + Object
P.V – Object + is/are + V3 + by + Sub.
Note – Certain verbs take Particular Preposition with them for example. surprised at, engulfed in, decorated with, annoyed with somebody, annoyed at something, contain in. Hence, In ‘by + Sub’, ‘by’ is being replaced by these particular prepositions.

He could have done that work.
(a) That work could had been done by him. (Incorrect change of tense)
(b) That work could have been done. (Doer is missing)
(c) That work could have been done by him. (Correct)
(d) That work could be done by him. (Incorrect change of tense)

Leo Tolstoy wrote 'War and Peace’.
(a) ‘War and Peace’ was written by Leo Tolstoy.(Correct)
(b) ’War and Peace' is written by Leo Tolstoy.
(c) ‘War and Peace’ will be written by Leo Tolstoy.
(d) ‘War and Peace' was being written by Leo Tolstoy.

The money was stolen by an employee of the bank.
(a) An employee of the bank had stolen the money. (Tense has changed)
(b) An employee of the bank steal the money. (Incorrect word)
(c) An employee of the bank stole the money. (Correct)
(d) The money can be stolen by an employee of the bank. (Tense has changed)

The rising gale fanned the smouldering fire.
(a) The smouldering fire was fanned by the rising gale. (correct)
(b) The smouldering fire is fanned by the rising gale. (Incorrect change of tense)
(c) The fan was smouldered by the rising gale. (Incorrect sentence structure)
(d) The smouldered fire was fanned by the rising gale. (Incorrect word)

The pilot landed the plane safely.
(a) The plane had been landed safely by the pilot. (Tense has changed)
(b) The plane was landed safely by the pilot. (Correct)
(c) The plane has been landed safely by the pilot. (Tense has changed)
(d) The plane was to be landed safely by the pilot. (Meaning has changed)

One should not give unsolicited advice.
(a) Unsolicited advice is not to be given.(Incorrect word)
(b) Unsolicited advice can't be given.(Incorrect word)
(c) Unsolicited advice may not be given. (Incorrect word)
(d) Unsolicited advice should not be given.(Correct)

The task would have been completed by that time tomorrow. Someone/Some people
(a) will complete the task by that time tomorrow. (Tense has changed)
(b) will be completing the task by that time tomorrow. (Tense has changed)
(c) would have completed the task by that time tomorrow.(Correct)
(d) will have completed the task by that time tomorrow. (Tense has changed)