Active and Passive Voice Questions for Competitive Exams

181.	Please help me.
a.	You were requested to help me.
b.	You are being requested to help me.
c.	You are requested to help me.
d.	You have been requested to help me. Option “C” is correct. You are requested to help me. Given sentence is an Imperative sentence and started with Please that means sentence contains a request in it. Rule : Please /kindly → You are requested to. You are requested + rest of sentence.

182.	The clown was being laughed at by them.
a.	They were laughing at the clown.
b.	They were laughing on the clown.
c.	They laughed at the clown.
d.	The clown was laughed at by them. Option “A” is correct. They were laughing at the clown. Given sentence is in past continuous tense and it is in passive voice. Rule : Subject + (was/were) + V-ing + Other agents

183.	Why do you waste time?
a.	Why is time wasted by you?
b.	Why is time been wasted by you?
c.	Why has time been wasted by you?
d.	Why is time being wasted by you? Option “A” is correct. Why is time wasted by you? Given sentence is in simple present tense and it is in active voice. Rule : Subject + (is/are) + V³ + Other agents

184.	You will have finished this work by tomorrow.
a.	This work will have been finished tomorrow.
b.	This work will be finished by tomorrow.
c.	This work will finished tomorrow.
d.	This work will have been finished by tomorrow. Option “D” is correct. This work will have been finished by tomorrow. Given sentence is in future perfect tense and it is in active voice. Rule : Subject + (will/shall) + have been + V³ + Other agents

185.	Have the box broken.
a.	Have the broken box.
b.	Break the box.
c.	Get someone to break the box.
d.	They have broken the box. Option “C” is correct. Get someone to break the box.

186.	The Romans expected to conquer Carthage.
a.	Carthage was expected to be conquered by the Romans.
b.	The Romans were expected to conquer Carthage.
c.	It was expected by the Romans that they would conquer Carthage.
d.	The Romans expected to have conquered Carthage. Option “C” is correct. It was expected by the Romans that they would conquer Carthage.

187.	The residents celebrated the Independence Day.
a.	The Independence Day is celebrated by the residents.
b.	The Independence day was celebrated by the residents.
c.	The Independence Day has been celebrated by the residents.
d.	Celebration of Independence Day was done by the residents. Option “B” is correct. The Independence day was celebrated by the residents. Given sentence is in simple past tense and it is in active voice. Rule : Subject + (was / were) + V³ + Optional Agents.

188.	I saw him leaving the house.
a.	He had been seen leaving the house.
b.	He was seen to be leaving the house.
c.	Leaving the house he was seen by me.
d.	He was seen leaving the house by me. Option “D” is correct. He was seen leaving the house by me. Given sentence is in simple past tense and it is in active voice. Rule : Subject + (was / were) + V³ + Optional Agents.

189.	Who teaches you English?
a.	By whom were you taught English?
b.	By whom are you taught English?
c.	English is taught by whom?
d.	By whom will you be taught English? Option “B” is correct. By whom are you taught English? In such case who will change into by whom. Rule : By whom + subject + (is/am/are) + V3 + other agents + ?

190.	People claim to have seen the suspect in several cities.
a.	The suspect is being seen in several cities.
b.	The suspect has been the people in several cities.
c.	The suspect is claimed to have been seen in several cities.
d.	The suspect was seen by people in several cities. Option “C” is correct. The suspect is claimed to have been seen in several cities. Given sentence is in present perfect tense and it is in active voice. Rule : Subject + (has /have) + been + V³ + Other agents.

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