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Example 1: 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.

(a) You are asked to make tea at eleven O' clock
(b) Your are required to make tea at eleven O clock.
(c) You are supposed to make tea at eleven O' clock.
(d) Tea is to be made by you at eleven O' clock.
Ans: (c)
The given sentence is a Simple Present Tense. (Active voice)
Note : Rule to make active voice of Simple Present Sentence to Passive Voice:
Passive subject + is/are/am + third form of verb + by + passive object.
Passive Voice : You are supposed to make the tea at eleven o' clock

Example 2: 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.

What one must do, one must do property.

(a) What must be done, must be done poperly.
(b) It must be done properly what one must do.
(c) It must be done hat one must do properly.
(d) One must do properly what has to be done.
Ans: (a)
The given sentence is a Simple Present Tense. (Active voice) it is also a complex sentence.
Note : Rule to make active voice of Simple Present Sentence to Passive Voice:
Passive subject + is/are/am + third form of verb + by + passive object.
The passive form will be is follows :
What must be done, must be done properly. ( In Passive Voice)

Example 3: Direction: 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.

He was congratulated by his teacher on his brilliant success in the recent examination.

(a) His teacher congratulated him on his brilliant success in the recent examination.
(b) His teacher congratulated him for his success in the examination.
(c) His teacher congraulated him on his success.
(d) His teacher congratulated him.
Ans: (a)
In Voice change, one can transform the sentence from Active to Passive or Vice versa, but can’t change the sense. That is, one can’t remove the information conveyed through the sentence or add any additional information. That is the transformation must be done keeping the information intact. That is the reason behind selecting (a) as the answer.
His teacher congratulated him on his brilliant success in the recent examination.
Example 4: Direction: 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.

Someone saw him picking up a gun.

(a) He was seen pick up a gun by someone
(b) He was seen picking up a gun by someone
(c) He was seen when he was picking up a gun
(d) He was seen by someone pick a gun
Ans: (b)
We can say that ,
Use structure “auxiliary + past participle”
The above given sentence is given in Passive Voice :-
He was seen picking up a gun by someone.
Hence ,required answer will be option B .

Example 5: Direction: 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.

I cannot accept your offer.

(a) Your offer cannot be accepted by me.
(b) I cannot be accepted by your offer.
(c) The offer cannot be accepted by me.
(d) Your offer cannot be accepted.

Example 6: Direction: 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.

She makes cakes every Sunday.

(a) Every Sunday cakes made by her.
(b) Cakes are made by her every Sunday.
(c) Cakes make her every Sunday.
(d) Cakes were made by her every Sunday.
Ans: (d)
We can say that ,
Use structure “auxiliary + past participle”
The above given sentence is given in Passive Voice :-
These kittens can be played with quite safely.
Hence , option D will be correct answer.

Example 7: Direction: 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.

You need to clean your shoes properly.

(a) Your shoes are needed to clean properly.
(b) You are needed to clean your shoes properly.
(c) Your shoes need to be cleaned properly.
(d) Your shoes are needed by you to clean properly.
Ans: (c)
Use the structure “To be + verb III.”
As per the given above sentence is given in Passive Voice.
Your shoes need to be cleaned properly.
Hence, the required answer will be option C.

Example 8: Direction: 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.

Someone pulled the bull violently.

(a) The bull had been pulled violently by someone.
(b) The bull was to be pulled violently by someone.
(c) The bull had been pulled violently.
(d) The bull was pulled violently.
Ans: (d)
Use structure “auxiliary + past participle”
As per the given above sentence is given in Passive Voice.
The bull was pulled violently.
Therefore, the required answer will be option D.

Example 9: Direction: 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 telegraph wires have been cut.

(a) Someone has been cut the telegraph wires
(b) No one has cut he telegraph wires.
(c) The telegraph wires have cut someone.
(d) Someone has cut the telegraph wires.
Ans: (d)
As per the given above sentence is given in Active Voice.
Someone has cut the telegraph wires.
Hence, the required answer will be option D.

Example 10: Direction: 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.

He was driving the car so fast that it skidded on the snowy road.

(a) The car had been driven by him so fast that it skidded on the snowy road.
(b) The car has been driven by him so fast that it skidded on the snowy road.
(c) The car was driven by him so fast that it skidded on the snowy road.
(d) The car was being driven by him so fast that it skidded on the snowy road.
Ans: (d)
The sentence is in active voice with past continuous tense in it. When it is converted into passive voice, it still remains in past continuous tense but with a little variance due to its grammatical rule. In the sentence ‘was driving the car’ gets converted into ‘was being driven’ in case of passive voice.
Passive voice is given as:-
The car was being driven by him so fast that it skidded on the snowy road.
Hence, option D will be the correct answer.