Directions(Q.1-10): The sentences have been given in Active/Passive voice. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence is Passive/Active voice
1.I don’t like people keeping me waiting.
A.I don’t like people are kept me waiting.
B.I don’t like people were kept me waiting.
C.I don’t like being kept waiting.
D.I don’t like people are being kept waiting
(only option C express the correct idea expressed in the question, rest options distort the meaning)
2. Has a dog ever bitten you?
A.Has a dog ever bites you?
B.Have you ever been bitten by a dog?
C.You are bitten by a dog?
D.Have you ever being bitten by a dog?
(change the object into subject and use verb ‘have’ according to the pronoun subject ‘You’)
3. They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview.
A.You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview.
B.You are asked a lot of questions at the interview.
C.You are being asked a lot of questions at the interview.
D.You were being asked a lot of questions at the interview.
(change the object into subject and use verb structure: will+be+past participle)
4. Our colleague was given a gift when she retired.
A.Our colleague gave us a gift by us when she retired.
B.Our colleague was given a gift by us when she retired
C.A gift was given to our colleague when he retired.
D.We gave our colleague a gift when she retired.
(Question sentence is in passive form, change it into active form.)
5. The thief climbed over the wall without being seen.
A.The wall was climbed over by the thief without being seen.
B.The thief was climbed over the wall without being seen.
C.Without being seen, the thief climbed over the wall.
D.The thief climbed over the wall without anyone seeing him.
(Question sentence is in passive form, change it into active form.)
6. The smugglers did not realise that their conversation was being recorded.
A.The smugglers did not realise that someone was recording their conversation.
B.Someone did not realise that the smugglers were recording their conversation.
C.It was not realised by the smugglers that their conversation was being recorded.
D.The smugglers recorded their conversation without realising.
(use dummy subject ‘it’ and make ‘the smugglers’ object and use the past participle form of the verb)
7. The principal kept the staff members waiting.
A.The staff members are kept waiting for the principal.
B.The staff members were kept waiting by the principal.
C.The staff members were waiting for the principal.
D.The staff members were being kept waiting by the principal.
(change the object-‘the staff members’ into subject and use past participle form of the verb-were kept )
8.Who taught you grammar?
A.By whom you were taught grammar?
B.By whom were you taught grammar?
C.By whom was grammar you taught?
D.By whom were grammar taught to you?
(use ‘by whom’ and verb ‘were’ for subject ‘you’)
9.The king gave him a reward.
A.He was given by the king a reward.
B.He was given the reward by a king.
C.He was given a reward by the king.
D.A reward was given by him to the king.
(change ‘him’ into ‘he’ and use ‘the king’ as subject . and use past participial form of the verb)
10.He teaches us grammar.
A.Grammar was taught to us by him.
B.We are taught grammar by him.
C.We were teached grammar by him.
D.Grammar will be teached to us by him.
(change ‘us’ into ‘we’. ‘he’ into ‘him’ and past participle form of the verb ‘teach’)
