Active to Passive MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Active to Passive - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is '2' i.e. He is loved by himself.

Key Points

• The given sentence "He loves himself" is in active voice.
• To change the sentence into passive voice, the object ("himself") becomes the subject, and the verb is modified accordingly.
• The structure of the passive voice is Object + Auxiliary Verb (is/was) + Past Participle + By + Subject.
• In this case, "He is loved by himself" is the correct transformation into passive voice.

Correct sentence: He is loved by himself.

Additional Information

• Active Voice:
  • When the subject of a sentence performs the action, the sentence is in active voice.
  • Example: He loves himself.
• Passive Voice:
  • When the subject of a sentence receives the action, the sentence is in passive voice.
  • Example: He is loved by himself.
• Key Transformation Rule:
  • Identify the subject, verb, and object in the active voice sentence.
  • Convert the object into the subject in the passive voice sentence.
  • Use the appropriate auxiliary verb (is, was, etc.) followed by the past participle of the main verb.
  • Add "by" followed by the original subject (optional for reflexive pronouns).

The correct answer is '4' i.e. Let the past be forgotten.

Key Points

• The given sentence, "Let us forget the past," is in the imperative mood and active voice.
• In the passive voice, the focus shifts to the object, which is "the past."
• When transforming imperative sentences into passive voice, the structure is: "Let + object + be + past participle."

Correct transformation: Let the past be forgotten.

Additional Information

• Incorrect options explanation:
  • Option 1: Let the past and us be forgotten – This is incorrect because it changes the meaning of the sentence by including "us" as the subject of forgetting.
  • Option 2: Let not the past be forgotten – This is incorrect because it conveys the opposite meaning (negative imperative).
  • Option 3: We must let to forget the past – This is grammatically incorrect and does not follow the rules of voice transformation.

The correct answer is '3' i.e. The opening song of the show was enjoyed by the audience and they cheered loudly when it finished.

Key Points

• The question requires converting the given sentence into its passive voice.
• In a passive voice sentence, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject, and the verb is changed to its appropriate form.
• The given sentence in active voice is: The audience enjoyed the opening song of the show and cheered loudly when it finished.
• Its passive form is: The opening song of the show was enjoyed by the audience and they cheered loudly when it finished.

Correct sentence: The opening song of the show was enjoyed by the audience and they cheered loudly when it finished.

Additional Information

• Active Voice: The subject performs the action (e.g., "The audience enjoyed the song.").
• Passive Voice: The subject receives the action (e.g., "The song was enjoyed by the audience.").
• In passive voice, the structure is typically: Object + "to be" verb + past participle + "by" + subject.

Key Points

• The sentence is in the present tense, and the action is being described in the passive voice.
• In passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
• Option 1: "is understood" is the correct passive form for a present tense active sentence.
• Options 2, 3, and 4 are incorrect as they do not match the tense or structure required by the original sentence.

Additional Information

• Option 2: "has been understood" is incorrect because it indicates present perfect tense, which is not implied in the given sentence.
• Option 3: "was understood" is incorrect as it changes the tense to past.
• Option 4: "had understood" is incorrect because it indicates past perfect tense, which is not suitable here.

Key Points

• Passive voice structure: The object of the active voice sentence becomes the subject of the passive voice sentence.
• In the active voice, the sentence is: "The onlookers brought the victim to the hospital."
• To convert to passive voice: Place the object "the victim" at the beginning.
• Change the active verb form "brought" to "was brought" (past simple passive).
• Add the preposition "by" followed by the original subject "the onlookers."

Additional Information

• Option 1: "The victim brought the onlookers to the hospital." – Incorrect subject-object relationship.
• Option 2: "The victim is brought by the onlookers to the hospital." – Incorrect tense (present tense instead of past).
• Option 3: "The onlookers were brought to the hospital by the victim." – Incorrect subject-object relationship.

The correct answer is 'The child should be given a nourishing diet.

Key Points

• The given sentence is in the Active Voice. As per the given question we have to change the sentence into Passive Form. 
• The transformation of these kinds of sentences is:
  • The given sentence is an example of an imperative sentence.
  • The notion of the given sentence is the suggestion.
    • V₁ + Object. (Active Voice)
    • Subject (Objective case) + should + be + V3. (Passive Voice)
  • Example:
    • Help the poor. (Active Voice)
    • The poor should be helped. (Passive Voice)
  • Hence, as per the above rule, the correct answer is Option 1.
     

Correct Sentence: The child should be given a nourishing diet.

The correct answer is 'Promises should be kept.'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is in active voice.
• It is an imperative sentence that expresses advice.
• The structure of the sentence in passive voice is : Subject (object)+ should be +past participle of the verb.
• Promises will be the subject of the sentence in the passive voice and after that 'should be' is written followed by 'kept' (past participle of keep')
• Thus, the correct answer is option 1.

Correct Passive Voice: Promises should be kept.

The correct answer is The parents as well as the child have been invited

Key Points

• The instructions given below should be followed while changing an assertive sentence to passive voice.
  • Find the subject and object of the sentence and exchange their places; make changes in their cases as well if subject and object are pronouns.
  • Use preposition by before the agent.
  • Use an appropriate helping verb in passive form according to the tense of the active form. (Present perfect - has/have + been)
  • Always use the third form of the main verb in passive form.
  • At last line up the remaining part.
• So, the final sentence is - The parents as well as the child have been invited.​

Important Points

• In a sentence, if two subjects are joined by certain conjunctions like with, along with, as well as, in addition to, except, rather than, and not, but, etc., the verb will follow the first subject.  
  • Example: The King, as well as his courtiers, was invited for the feast. 
• In the passive voice of the given sentence, the verb 'have' follows the first subject 'the parents'.​

Additional Information

• The voice of the sentence should be changed according to the following rules:    

The correct answer is She will be told later by Manu. 

Key Points

• In the passive voice of simple future tense, the auxiliary verb shall / will is used with be and past participle of a verb.
• The object of the sentence becomes the subject.
• Here action will be done on the object in the future.
• Formation:
  • Active: Subject + will/shall + V1 + object.
  • Passive: Object + will/shall + be + V3 + by + subject.
• Thus, the correct passive form of the given sentence is option 3. 

The correct answer is 'All tasks are handled efficiently by her'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is in Active Voice. As per the question we have to change it into Passive Voice. 
• The structure of the given sentence is as follows:
  • Subject + V1 + Object. (Active Voice)
  • Subject (Objective Case) + is/am/are + V3 + Object (Subjective Case). (Passive Voice) 

• Example:
  • Aastha teaches English. (Active Voice) 
  • English is taught by Aastha. (Passive Voice)
• The subject of the given sentence is 'She'. 
• The object of the given sentence is 'All tasks'. 
• The subject will be put in place of the object and the object will be put in place of the subject.
• 'handles' will be changed into 'are handled'.
   

Correct Sentence: All tasks are handled efficiently by her.

The correct answer is "The sewage water is foul when it is smelt".

Key Points

• In active voice, sometimes verbs can certainly be followed by adjectives. This typically happens with linking verbs.
• Linking verbs do not express action. Instead, they connect the subject of the verb to additional information about that subject.
• The most common linking verb is "to be," but others include "seem," "become," "appear," etc.
• Here are a few examples:
  • The cake is delicious.
  • He seems tired.
  • She became furious.
  • The weather appears gloomy.
• For example: Active: Rose smells sweet. 
  • Passive: Rose is sweet when it is smelt. 
• Passive Structure: Subject + Verb (A/c tense & number) + Adjective + when + pronoun (A/c number) + H.V + 3rd form of verb (M.V in 3rd form) 
  • Active: Those mangoes tasted sour. 
  • Passive: Those mangoes were sour when they were tasted. 
• From the above explanation it is clear that the correct sentence is: "The sewage water is foul when it is smelt".

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Note: The official answer key marks "Passive construction is not possible" as the correct answer. 

Additional Information

• These passive voice examples might seem a little odd and that's because not all sentences, especially those with linking verbs and adjectives, translate naturally to the passive voice.
• The passive voice is typically formed by phrases that look like "is/are/was/were + past participle," but when adjectives are involved, especially with linking verbs like be/seem/become/appear, the formulation of passive voice can be less straightforward and less commonly used.
• Usually, passive voice is more commonly used when an action verb is involved:
  • For example: Active: The cat chased the mouse.
    • Passive: The mouse was chased by the cat.

The correct answer is: The clothes are washed by Priya in the evening.

Key Points

• The given sentence is in the active form and we need to change it to the passive form.
• The given sentence is written in the simple present tense.
• The simple present tense in the active voice has the following structure: Subject + V1+s/es+ object
• The simple present tense in the passive voice has the following structure: Object+ is/am/are+ V3+ by + subject
• Example - 
  • Active voice - He reads a novel.
  • Passive voice - A novel is read.
• Rules of Conversion from Active to Passive Voice:
  • Identify the subject, the verb, and the object.
  • Change the subject into an object.
  • Change the verb into the past participle form.
  • Change the object into the subject.

​Therefore, the correct answer is option 3.
Correct Passive Voice: The clothes are washed by Priya in the evening.

The correct answer is "A number of protestors were beaten by the police last night".

Key Points  

• In Active Voice, a sentence emphasizes the subject, performing an action.
• In Passive Voice, a sentence emphasizes the action or the object of the sentence.
• The given sentence is in the active voice and 'The police' is the subject and 'a number of protestors' is the object.
• When we convert this sentence into passive voice, the subject 'The police' of the active voice becomes the object, the object 'a number of protestors' becomes the subject.
• The passive format "were + V3" should be used.
• This is the active and passive voice rule for the past simple tense.
• Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

Additional Information

• Verbs of passive format have a different set of tenses (*V3 - Past participle or Third form of the Verb) as given below in the table:
   

  TENSE	ACTIVE	PASSIVE	PASSIVE CONVERSION
  Present Simple	He plays football	am/is/are + V3	Football is played by him
  Present Continuous	He is playing football	am/is/are + being +V3	Football is being played by him
  Present Perfect	He has played football	Has/have + been+ V3	Football has been played by him
  Present Perfect Continuous	He has been playing football	Not used and unusual.	Not used and unusual
  Past Simple	He played football	Was/were + V3	Football was played by him
  Past Continuous	He was playing football	Was/were + being + V3	Football was being played by him
  Past Perfect	He had played football	Had + been + V3	Football had been played by him
  Past Perfect Continuous	He had been playing football	Not used and unusual	Not used and unusual
  Future Simple	He will play football	Will + be + V3	Football will be played by him
  Future Continuous	He will be playing football	Not used and unusual	Not used and unusual
  Future Perfect	He will have played football	Will have been + V3	Football will have been played by him
  Future Perfect Continuous	He will have been playing football	Not used and unusual	Not used and unusual

Here the correct answer is The players were reprimanded by the coach for poor performance.
Key Points

• The above-given sentence is in the active voice. 
• We need to change it in the passive voice.
• The following steps are required to change the given sentence into passive voice:-
  • The subject 'the coach' of the active voice will become the object of the passive voice.
  • The object 'the players' of the active voice will become the subject of the passive voice.
  • The tense(simple past tense) will change according to the following structure:-
    • Active Voice - Subject + (did + V₁) or (V₂) + Object.
    • Passive Voice - Object + was/were + V₃ + by + Subject.

Therefore, the correct passive voice is The players were reprimanded by the coach for the poor performance.
Additional Information

• When we convert active voice to passive voice, three things need to be kept in mind:-
  • Change object into subject.
  • Change subject into object.
  • Always use the third form of the verb in the passive voice.
  • Use 'by' before the new object.

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• ऊपर दिया गया वाक्य Active Voice में है ।
• हमें इसे Passive Voice में बदलना होगा।
• दिए गए वाक्य को Passive Voice में बदलने के लिए निम्न चरणों की आवश्यकता होती है: -
  • Active Voice का Subject 'the coach' passive voice का object बन जाएगा।
  • Active Voice का Object 'the players' passive voice का subject बन जाएगा।
  • निम्न संरचना के अनुसार काल (simple past tense) बदल जाएगा: -
    • Active Voice -Subject + did + V1 or V2 + Object.
    • Passive Voice - Object + was / were + V 3 + by + Object थे
       

इसलिए, सही निष्क्रिय आवाज है The players were reprimanded by the coach for the poor performance

The correct answer is 'I am known to Mrs. Sharma.'

Key Points  

• In the Active Voice, the emphasis is on the subject which performs an action.
• In the Passive Voice, the emphasis is on the object of the sentence which is the receiver or recipient of the action being performed. 
• In the given sentence, the subject is 'Mrs. Sharma' and the object is 'me'.
• The sentence is in the present indefinite tense.
• The structure is:
  • Sub + V1 (s/es) + object. 
• In the passive voice, the structure is:
  • Obj + is/am/are + the past particple (V3) + (by + subject).
• We use the preposition 'to' after 'known'. So, we won't use 'by' here.
• Therefore, the correct answer is option 3. 

Additional Information

• Verbs of passive format have a different set of tenses (*V3 - the Past participle or the third form of the Verb) as given below in the table:
   

  TENSE	ACTIVE	PASSIVE	PASSIVE CONVERSION
  Present Simple	He plays football	am/is/are + V3	Football is played by him
  Present Continuous	He is playing football	am/is/are + being +V3	Football is being played by him
  Present Perfect	He has played football	Has/have + been+ V3	Football has been played by him
  Present Perfect Continuous	He has been playing football	Not used and unusual.	Not used and unusual
  Past Simple	He played football	Was/were + V3	Football was played by him
  Past Continuous	He was playing football	Was/were + being + V3	Football was being played by him
  Past Perfect	He had played football	Had + been + V3	Football had been played by him
  Past Perfect Continuous	He had been playing football	Not used and unusual	Not used and unusual
  Future Simple	He will play football	Will + be + V3	Football will be played by him
  Future Continuous	He will be playing football	Not used and unusual	Not used and unusual
  Future Perfect	He will have played football	Will have been + V3	Football will have been played by him
  Future Perfect Continuous	He will have been playing football	Not used and unusual	Not used and unusual