In the questions below the sentences have been given in Active/Passive voice. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice.
You are requested to permit him.
Answer: A
Correct answer: Please permit him.
You are requested to is the passive of a request, so the active is the plain imperative with please. Turning it into I request you introduces a first person the original does not name.
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Their task had been completed before it was dark.
Answer: D
Correct answer: They had completed their task before it was dark.
The past perfect passive had been completed becomes the active had completed, with they supplied as the agent. The tense must stay past perfect, since the completion precedes the darkness.
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The Bihar government has launched a massive tribal welfare program in the state.
Answer: C
Correct answer: A massive tribal welfare program has been launched by the Bihar government in the state.
The present perfect has launched becomes has been launched. The past perfect option changes when it happened, and is been launched is not a verb form.
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He laughed at the beggar.
Answer: A
Correct answer: The beggar was laughed at by him.
Laugh at is a prepositional verb, so at stays with the participle; dropping it leaves the verb unable to reach its object. The past simple gives was laughed at, not the continuous.
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The boys are playing cricket.
Answer: C
Correct answer: Cricket is being played by the boys.
The present continuous are playing becomes is being played, singular to agree with cricket. Is played drops the continuous, and the perfect options make the game complete.
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Ram drew a circle in the morning.
Answer: B
Correct answer: A circle was drawn by Ram in the morning.
Drew is past simple, so the passive is was drawn. The perfect options tie the drawing to the present, which in the morning rules out, and the first option is still active.
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They will demolish the entire block.
Answer: D
Correct answer: The entire block will be demolished by them.
The future will demolish becomes will be demolished. The continuous option makes it already under way, may turns a plan into a possibility, and will have to be adds an obligation the original does not state.
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The thief destroyed several items in the room. Even the carpet has been torn
Answer: B
Correct answer: Several items in the room were destroyed by the thief. Even the carpet has been torn.
Only the first sentence is active and needs converting: destroyed becomes were destroyed, plural to agree with several items. The second sentence is already passive and stays as it is.
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We must respect the elders.
Answer: B
Correct answer: The elders must be respected by us.
The modal must takes be + participle, and the agent we becomes by us. The first option replaces the obligation with a statement about what the elders deserve, and the last turns the verb into a gerund.
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We have warned you.
Answer: A
The sentence is of the present perfect form ‘ has/have + past participle form of the verb’. Its conversion will be like ‘has/have + been + past participle form of the verb’. Only option (c) matches to the conversion structure, hence it is the correct answer
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