active and passive voice section 9 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Answer: (c)

An American scientist has won the Nobel Prize for Physics.

(a) The Nobel Prize has been won by an American scientist. (For physics is missing)

(b) The Nobel Prize for Physics is won by an American scientist. (Tense has changed)

(c) The Nobel Prize for Physics has been won by an American scientist. (Correct)

(d) The Nobel Physics Prize has been won by an American scientist. (Tense has changed)

Answer: (a)

Fifteen robbers was being presented before the judge by the police

(a) The police were presenting fifteen robbers before the judge.(Correct)

(b) The police was presenting robbers before the judge. (Incorrect helping verb)

(c) The police was presenting fifteen robbers in front of the judge. (Preposition is incorrect)

(d) The police was presenting fifteen robbers before the judge. (Incorrect helping verb)

Answer: (b)

Active Voice – Sub + V2 + Object.

Passive Voice – Object + was/were + V3 + by + Sub.

Answer: (c)

What do you do on Sunday?

(a) What is done by you? (Incomplete information)

(b) What is done on Sunday? (Doer is missing)

(c) What is done on Sunday by you? (Correct)

(d) What was done on Sunday by you? (Incorrect change of tense)

Answer: (c)

The irregular government employees should be asked to quit.

(a) They should have quitted out the irregular government employees. (Incorrect change of tense)

(b) They shall ask to quit the irregular government employees from jobs. (Meaning of sentencechanged)

(c) They should ask the irregular government employees to quit from jobs. (correct)

(d) They asked to quit the irregular government employees. (Meaning of sentence changed)

Answer: (d)

The bank opens 1000 new accounts every month

(a) 1000 new accounts were opened every month by the bank (Tense has changed)

(b) 1000 new accounts are opened every month. (The doer is missing)

(c) 1000 new accounts are to be opened every month by the bank (Meaning of sentence changed)

(d) 1000 new accounts are opened every month by the bank (Correct)