Active & Passive Voice — Set 13

Correct Answer: A. He was advised to rest by the doctor.

With 'advise + object + to-infinitive', passive = was/were + advised + to-infinitive. 'Advised him to rest' → 'He was advised to rest by the doctor.' The to-infinitive is preserved in passive. Simple Past active → 'was advised'. 'Him' → 'He' (subject form).

Correct Answer: B. It was known that he was an honest man.

When passive 'was known to be' is converted to an alternate passive form using introductory 'it', we get: 'It was known that he was an honest man.' This is an alternative passive construction. Both 'He was known to be...' and 'It was known that he was...' are valid passive forms.

Correct Answer: B. He is said to be honest.

The impersonal passive 'It is said that + clause' can be rephrased as: Subject + is/are + said + to-infinitive. 'It is said that he is honest' → 'He is said to be honest.' Present 'is said' → 'is said to be'. This is a common SSC pattern with verbs like say, believe, know, think.

Correct Answer: A. She was believed to have had magical powers.

Impersonal passive → personal passive: 'It was believed that she had...' → 'She was believed to have had magical powers.' Since 'had' indicates a past state in a past context (past in the past), 'to have had' is correct (perfect infinitive). 'Was believed' matches past tense.

Correct Answer: A. He is known to be a thief.

With reporting verbs + object + to-infinitive, passive = object becomes subject + is/are + V3 + to-infinitive. 'People know him to be' → 'He is known to be a thief.' Simple Present active → 'is known'. 'By people' is omitted as agent is general.

Correct Answer: D. Both A and B are correct.

With 'find + object + adjective' (found him guilty), passive can be 'was found guilty' OR 'was found to be guilty'. Both constructions are grammatically acceptable. Option A drops 'to be' while B retains it. In formal SSC contexts, both are considered correct.

Correct Answer: B. He has being punished.

'He has being punished' is INCORRECT. Present Perfect Passive = has/have + been + past participle. The correct form is 'He has BEEN punished' — not 'has being'. 'Being' is used only in continuous passives (is/was + being + V3). 'Has being' is always grammatically wrong.

Correct Answer: A. He made me do the work.

Passive 'was made to do' → Active 'made me do' (bare infinitive). The passive uses 'to-infinitive' but active with 'make' uses bare infinitive. 'I was made to do' → 'He made me do'. The 'to' disappears when converting back to active. Simple Past active: 'made'.

Correct Answer: D. This sentence is already in passive voice.

'She has been told to submit the report' is already in Passive Voice. 'Has been told' = Present Perfect Passive of 'tell'. The question tests whether students can recognise existing passive constructions. Converting this to active: 'Someone has told her to submit the report.'

Correct Answer: C. Both A and B are correct.

With ditransitive verbs (two objects: indirect 'employees', direct 'pension'), either object can become the passive subject. When direct object 'pension' becomes subject: 'A pension is offered to its employees by the company.' When indirect object 'employees' becomes subject: 'Its employees are offered a pension by the company.' Both are correct.