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.
He is writing a letter.
Answer: A
Correct answer: A letter is being written by him.
The present continuous is writing becomes is being written. Is written drops the continuous, has been written makes it complete, and let a letter be written turns a statement into a command.
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The man cut the tree into thin strips.
Answer: A
Correct answer: The tree was cut into thin strips by the man.
The object the tree becomes the subject and the man the agent, with the past simple giving was cut. Cut itself makes the tree its own agent, and the perfect and modal options change the tense.
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My father gave me a hundred rupee note yesterday.
Answer: A
Correct answer: A hundred rupee note was given to me by my father yesterday.
Give has two objects; making the thing given the subject leaves to me in place. Yesterday must be kept, since it fixes the tense, and the last option reverses who gave and who received.
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The pilot landed the plane safely.
Answer: B
Correct answer: The plane was landed safely by the pilot.
Landed is past simple, so the passive is was landed. The perfect options change when it happened, and was to be landed turns an accomplished act into an intention.
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Abha sent me a card.
Answer: B
Correct answer: A card was sent to me by Abha
Sent is past simple, so the passive is was sent. The two future options change the tense, and send is the base form where the participle is needed.
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He will never forget it.
Answer: A
Correct answer: It will never be forgotten by him.
Will forget becomes will never be forgotten, keeping the adverb in place before the participle. The other options replace will with a modal of ability, obligation or possibility, none of which the original expresses.
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Let not his insulting words be minded.
Answer: B
Correct answer: Don’t mind his insulting words.
Let not… be minded is the passive of a negative imperative, so the active is don't mind. His insulting words is the object and must be kept whole; dropping words leaves the adjective with nothing to modify.
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The students have been punished by the teacher for negligence of duty.
Answer: A
Correct answer: The teacher has punished the students for negligence of duty.
The present perfect passive have been punished becomes the active has punished, singular to agree with the new subject the teacher. The past and past perfect options change the tense, and have punished fails to agree.
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The storm has destroyed twelve houses.
Answer: B
Correct answer: Twelve houses have been destroyed by the storm.
The present perfect has destroyed becomes have been destroyed, plural to agree with twelve houses. The past perfect and past simple options change when it happened, and have been stormed turns the agent into the verb.
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She is reading a novel.
Answer: A
Correct answer: A novel is being read by her.
The present continuous is reading becomes is being read. Is read drops the continuous, has been read makes it complete, and was being read shifts it to the past.
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