Active & Passive Voice — Set 6
Questions 51–60 of 140
Change to Passive Voice: 'She will have written the letter by evening.'
Correct Answer: A. The letter will have been written by her by evening.
Future Perfect Passive = will + have + been + past participle. 'Will have written' → 'will have been written'. 'Written' is the past participle of 'write'. 'By her' (agent) and 'by evening' (deadline) are both retained. Future Perfect indicates completion before a future time.
Change to Passive Voice: 'He had not informed the manager about the problem.'
Correct Answer: A. The manager had not been informed about the problem by him.
Negative Past Perfect Passive = had + not + been + past participle. 'Had not informed' → 'had not been informed'. Prepositional phrase 'about the problem' is retained. 'He' → 'by him'. 'The manager' (indirect object) becomes the passive subject in this construction.
Change to Passive Voice: 'They have invited me to the party.'
Correct Answer: B. I have been invited to the party by them.
Present Perfect Passive = have/has + been + past participle. 'Have invited' → 'have been invited'. 'Me' (object) becomes 'I' (subject nominative). 'By them' is the agent. 'To the party' (prepositional phrase) is retained. Since 'I' is singular, technically 'has been' would apply, but the construction follows 'have been' from the active.
Change to Passive Voice: 'Has the committee approved the proposal?'
Correct Answer: B. Has the proposal been approved by the committee?
Interrogative Present Perfect Passive = Has/Have + subject + been + past participle? In passive, the auxiliary 'Has' comes first (inverted). 'Approved' is both past and past participle. 'The proposal' (passive subject) follows 'Has been'. 'By the committee' is the agent.
Change to Passive Voice: 'The workers had completed the construction before the deadline.'
Correct Answer: C. The construction had been completed before the deadline by the workers.
Past Perfect Passive = had + been + past participle. 'Had completed' → 'had been completed'. Time phrase 'before the deadline' is retained. 'The workers' → 'by the workers'. Past Perfect implies the action was completed before another point in the past.
Change to Passive Voice: 'She has taught English in this school for ten years.'
Correct Answer: A. English has been taught in this school by her for ten years.
Present Perfect Passive = has/have + been + past participle. 'Has taught' → 'has been taught'. Duration 'for ten years' is retained. Location 'in this school' is also kept. 'She' → 'by her'. English (singular) → 'has been taught'.
Change to Passive Voice: 'He can solve this problem.'
Correct Answer: B. This problem can be solved by him.
Modal Passive = modal + be + past participle. 'Can solve' → 'can be solved'. The modal 'can' does not change. 'Be' is inserted before the past participle 'solved'. 'He' → 'by him'. 'This problem' (object) becomes the passive subject.
Change to Passive Voice: 'She could win the competition.'
Correct Answer: B. The competition could be won by her.
Modal Passive = modal + be + past participle. 'Could win' → 'could be won'. The modal 'could' is preserved. 'Win' → 'won' (past participle). 'She' → 'by her'. The passive is formed by inserting 'be' between the modal and the past participle.
Change to Passive Voice: 'You must follow the rules.'
Correct Answer: C. The rules must be followed by you.
Modal Passive = modal + be + past participle. 'Must follow' → 'must be followed'. 'Follow' → 'followed' (past participle). The modal 'must' is unchanged. 'You' → 'by you'. 'The rules' becomes the passive subject. Never change the modal when forming passive.
Change to Passive Voice: 'They should respect their elders.'
Correct Answer: A. Their elders should be respected by them.
Modal Passive = modal + be + past participle. 'Should respect' → 'should be respected'. 'Respect' → 'respected' (past participle). 'They' → 'by them'. 'Their elders' (object) becomes the passive subject. The possessive 'their' is retained as it modifies 'elders'.