Not a word was spoken by the criminal in self-defense. A. The criminal spoke not a word in self-defense. B. The criminal in self defense spoke no word. C. The criminal did not speak a word in self defense. D. The criminal spoke in self defense, not a word.
Correct answer: (C) The criminal did not speak a word in self defense.
Explanation:
• The original sentence, “Not a word was spoken by the criminal in self-defense,” is in the simple past passive voice.
• To convert this to the active voice, the agent “the criminal” becomes the subject. The passive verb phrase “was spoken” needs to be converted back to an active simple past tense verb.
• The phrase “Not a word was spoken” is a negative statement. In the simple past active voice, a negative statement is formed using “did not” + base form of the verb.
• Therefore, “was spoken” becomes “did not speak”.
• The original subject “a word” becomes the object “a word” after the verb.
• “In self-defense” remains in its position.
The news has been brought to us by him. A. He brought us the news. B. He has brought us the news. C. He was brought the news to us. D. We brought the news to him.
Correct answer: (B) He has brought us the news.
Explanation:
The original sentence, “The news has been brought to us by him,” is in the passive voice and the present perfect tense.
The structure for the Present Perfect Passive Voice is: Object + has/have + been + Past Participle (V3) + by + Subject.
To convert this to the active voice:
1. The agent of the passive sentence (“him”) becomes the subject of the active sentence (“He”).
2. The auxiliary verbs “has been” are replaced with “has” (since “He” is singular and the sentence is in the present perfect tense).
3. The main verb’s past participle form (“brought”) remains the same.
4. The subject of the passive sentence (“the news”) becomes the direct object of the active sentence.
5. The indirect object “us” is placed before the direct object “the news”.
Therefore, the correct active voice sentence is “He has brought us the news”.
We serve hot meals till 10.30 guests can order, coffee and sandwiches upto 1 1.30. A. Hot meals are serving till 10.30 ; coffee and sandwiches are ordering by guests till 11.30. B. Hot meals are being served till 10.30 coffee and sandwiches are being ordered till 11-30. C. Hot meals are served till 10.30; coffee and sandwiches may be ordered till 1 1.30. D. Hot meals will be served till 10.30; coffee and sandwiches will be ordered upto 11.30.
The correct answer is (C) Hot meals are served till 10.30; coffee and sandwiches may be ordered till 11.30.
Explanation:
The original sentence is a compound sentence with two parts:
1. “We serve hot meals till 10.30” is in the simple present tense, active voice.
2. “guests can order, coffee and sandwiches upto 11.30” uses the modal verb “can” in the active voice.
Both parts need to be converted to passive voice while keeping the original tense and meaning.
He mailed his application for a new job. A. The application for a new job is mailed by him. B. The application for a new job was mailed by him. C. He is the mailer of the application for a new job. D. He was the mailer of the application for a new job.
Correct answer: (B) The application for a new job was mailed by him.
Explanation:
The original sentence, “He mailed his application for a new job,” is in the simple past tense and active voice.
To convert a sentence from the simple past active voice to the passive voice, the structure is: Object + was/were + Past Participle (V3) + by + Subject.
In this sentence:
• “His application for a new job” is the object in the active voice and becomes the subject in the passive voice.
• Since “the application for a new job” is singular, “was” is used.
• The past participle of “mailed” is “mailed”.
• “He” is the subject in the active voice and becomes the agent “by him” in the passive voice.
Therefore, the correct passive voice sentence is “The application for a new job was mailed by him.”
The labourers paved the entire stretch of the road. A. The entire stretch of the road is paved by the labourers. B. Paving of the entire stretch of the road was done by the labourers. C. The entire stretch of the road was paved by the labourers. D. Paving of the entire stretch of the road is done by the labourers.
Correct answer: (C) The entire stretch of the road was paved by the labourers.
Explanation:
The original sentence, “The labourers paved the entire stretch of the road,” is in the simple past tense and active voice. The structure is Subject + V2 (simple past form of the verb) + Object.
To convert a simple past active voice sentence into the passive voice, the object becomes the subject, the verb changes to was/were + Past Participle (V3), and the original subject can be included as the object of the preposition “by” (optional).
In this sentence:
• “The entire stretch of the road” is the object in the active voice and becomes the subject in the passive voice.
• Since the new subject is singular (“stretch”), the auxiliary verb “was” is used.
• The past participle (V3) of “paved” is “paved”.
• “By the labourers” introduces the agent (the original subject).
Therefore, the correct passive voice sentence is “The entire stretch of the road was paved by the labourers”.
The painter painted the entire bungalow. A. The entire bungalow is painted by the painter. B. Painting of the entire bungalow was done by the painter. C. The entire bungalow was painted by the painter. D. Painting of the entire bungalow is done by the painter.
Correct answer: (C) The entire bungalow was painted by the painter.
Explanation:
The original sentence, “The painter painted the entire bungalow,” is in the simple past tense and active voice. The structure is Subject + V2 (simple past form of the verb) + Object.
To convert a simple past active voice sentence into the passive voice, the object becomes the subject, the verb changes to was/were + Past Participle (V3), and the original subject can be included as the object of the preposition “by” (optional).
In this sentence:
• “The entire bungalow” is the object in the active voice and becomes the subject in the passive voice.
• Since the new subject is singular (“bungalow”), the auxiliary verb “was” is used.
• The past participle (V3) of “painted” is “painted”.
• “By the painter” introduces the agent (the original subject).
Therefore, the correct passive voice sentence is “The entire bungalow was painted by the painter”.
Jayesh has sent the email. A. The email has had been sent by Jayesh. B. The email has been sent by Jayesh. C. The email was sent by Jayesh. D. The email was send by Jayesh.
Correct answer: (B) The email has been sent by Jayesh.
Explanation:
The original sentence, “Jayesh has sent the email,” is in the present perfect tense and active voice. The structure is Subject + has/have + Past Participle (V3) + Object.
To convert a present perfect active voice sentence into the passive voice, the object becomes the subject, the verb changes to has/have + been + Past Participle (V3), and the original subject can be included as the object of the preposition “by” (optional).
In this sentence:
• “The email” is the object in the active voice and becomes the subject in the passive voice.
• Since the new subject “the email” is singular, “has been” is the correct auxiliary phrase.
• The past participle (V3) of “sent” is “sent”.
• “By Jayesh” introduces the agent (the original subject).
Therefore, the correct passive voice sentence is “The email has been sent by Jayesh”.
The agent had disclosed the secret before it was evening. A. The secret was disclosed by the agent before it was evening. B. The secret had disclosed by the agent before it had been evening. C. The secret had been disclosed by the agent before it was evening. D. The secret was disclosed by the agent before it had been evening.
Correct answer: (C) The secret had been disclosed by the agent before it was evening.
Explanation:
The original sentence, “The agent had disclosed the secret before it was evening,” is in the Past Perfect Tense and Active Voice. The structure for this tense is: Subject + had + Past Participle (V3) + Object + (remaining part). The “before it was evening” clause is a subordinate clause that sets the time context and is already in the simple past tense.
To convert a Past Perfect active voice sentence into the passive voice, the object becomes the subject, and the verb structure changes to had + been + Past Participle (V3) + by + Subject + (remaining part).
In this sentence:
• “The secret” is the object in the active voice and becomes the subject in the passive voice.
• The verb phrase “had disclosed” changes to “had been disclosed” (using “had + been + V3”).
• “By the agent” introduces the agent (the original subject).
• The subordinate clause “before it was evening” remains unchanged as it is already in the appropriate tense for the context.
Therefore, the correct passive voice sentence is “The secret had been disclosed by the agent before it was evening”.
The teacher should check the homework. A. The homework should be checked by the teacher. B. The homework is checked by the teacher. C. The teacher is responsible for checking homework. D. The homework will be checked by the teacher.
Correct answer: (A) The homework should be checked by the teacher.
Explanation:
The original sentence, “The teacher should check the homework,” is in the active voice and uses the modal verb “should” to express a recommendation or obligation.
To convert an active voice sentence with a modal verb to the passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. The modal verb is followed by “be” and the past participle (V3) of the main verb. The structure is typically: Object + modal verb + be + V3 + (by + Subject – optional).
In this sentence:
• “The homework” is the object in the active voice and becomes the subject in the passive voice.
• “Should” is the modal verb and remains.
• “Be” is added after the modal verb.
• “Checked” is the past participle (V3) of the verb “check”.
• “By the teacher” introduces the agent (the original subject).
Therefore, the correct passive voice sentence is “The homework should be checked by the teacher.”
They first sun-dried the garbage for one to three days to bring down the moisture level. A. The moisture level was brought down by sun-drying the garbage for one to three days B. One to three days of sun-drying brought down the moisture level of the garbage C. The moisture level of the garbage came down when it was sun-dried for one to three days D. The garbage was first sun-dried for one to three days to bring down the moisture level
Correct answer: (D) The garbage was first sun-dried for one to three days to bring down the moisture level.
Explanation:
• The original sentence is in the simple past tense and active voice.
• To convert to passive voice, the object becomes the subject, the verb becomes was/were + past participle (V3), and the original subject can be included with “by”.
• In this sentence, “the garbage” is the object and becomes the new subject.
• “Sun-dried” is the past participle of the verb “sun-dry”. The auxiliary verb “was” is used because “the garbage” is singular.
• The phrase “first… for one to three days to bring down the moisture level” is retained as it provides crucial details about the process and purpose.
• The original subject “They” is omitted, which is common in passive voice when the agent is general or implied.
