Active & Passive Voice — Set 1
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Which of the following is in Passive Voice? A) She writes a letter. B) A letter is written by her. C) She is writing a letter. D) She wrote a letter.
Correct Answer: B. A letter is written by her.
In Passive Voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject and the verb takes the form 'is/am/are + past participle'. 'A letter is written by her' follows this structure. The subject 'she' becomes 'by her' after the verb. Active: She writes a letter → Passive: A letter is written by her.
Change to Passive Voice: 'Ram eats an apple every day.'
Correct Answer: A. An apple is eaten by Ram every day.
The sentence is in Simple Present tense. The passive of Simple Present uses 'is/am/are + past participle'. 'Eats' becomes 'is eaten', and the object 'an apple' becomes the subject. 'By Ram' is added to show the doer.
Change to Passive Voice: 'The teacher punishes the lazy students.'
Correct Answer: B. The lazy students are punished by the teacher.
Simple Present Active uses 'is/am/are + past participle' in Passive. 'Punishes' becomes 'are punished' because the subject 'lazy students' is plural. The active subject 'teacher' becomes 'by the teacher'.
Change to Passive Voice: 'The gardener waters the plants.'
Correct Answer: C. The plants are watered by the gardener.
This is Simple Present tense. Passive of Simple Present = is/am/are + past participle. 'Waters' → 'are watered' (plants is plural). Subject of active 'the gardener' becomes 'by the gardener' in passive.
Change to Passive Voice: 'I know him.'
Correct Answer: A. He is known by me.
Simple Present Active: 'I know him' → Passive: 'He is known by me.' The object 'him' becomes 'he' (subject form), 'know' becomes 'is known', and 'I' becomes 'by me'. The pronoun form changes from object to subject form.
Change to Passive Voice: 'The dog bit the child.'
Correct Answer: B. The child was bitten by the dog.
The sentence is in Simple Past tense. Passive of Simple Past = was/were + past participle. 'Bit' (past of bite) becomes 'was bitten'. The object 'child' becomes the subject, and 'dog' becomes 'by the dog'.
Change to Passive Voice: 'They built this house in 1990.'
Correct Answer: C. This house was built in 1990 by them.
Simple Past tense uses 'was/were + past participle' in passive. 'Built' is already the past participle. The object 'this house' becomes the subject. Time expressions like 'in 1990' are retained in the passive sentence.
Change to Passive Voice: 'She cooked the meal.'
Correct Answer: B. The meal was cooked by her.
Simple Past Active → Passive uses 'was/were + past participle'. 'Cooked' is both the past tense and past participle. Subject 'she' becomes 'by her'. 'The meal' (object) becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
Change to Passive Voice: 'He will finish the project tomorrow.'
Correct Answer: B. The project will be finished by him tomorrow.
Simple Future tense Passive = will be + past participle. 'Will finish' becomes 'will be finished'. Object 'project' becomes the subject. Adverb 'tomorrow' is retained. 'He' becomes 'by him' as agent.
Change to Passive Voice: 'The company will announce the results next week.'
Correct Answer: C. The results will be announced by the company next week.
Simple Future Passive = will be + past participle. 'Will announce' → 'will be announced'. The object 'results' becomes the new subject. 'Next week' remains as a time adverbial. The company becomes the agent 'by the company'.