English Grammar 22: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

{ "questions": [ { "question": "What is the main focus of a sentence in the Active Voice?", "options": [ "The action receiving the subject", "The subject performing the action", "The object performing the action", "The prepositional phrase" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "Which type of verb CANNOT be changed into the passive voice?", "options": [ "Transitive Verb", "Auxiliary Verb", "Phrasal Verb", "Intransitive Verb" ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "Change to Passive: \"The mason is building the wall.\"", "options": [ "The wall was being built by the mason.", "The wall has been built by the mason.", "The wall is built by the mason.", "The wall is being built by the mason." ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "Change to Passive: \"Who did this?\"", "options": [ "Who was this done by?", "By who was this done?", "By whom was this done?", "By whom this was done?" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "Change to Passive: \"He will finish the work in a fortnight.\"", "options": [ "The work will be finished by him in a fortnight.", "The work is finished by him in a fortnight.", "The work would be finished by him in a fortnight.", "The work will finish him in a fortnight." ], "answer": 0 }, { "question": "When is it appropriate to omit the \"by\" phrase in a passive sentence?", "options": [ "Always", "When the agent is unknown, obvious, or a vague pronoun", "Only when the agent is a proper noun", "Never" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "Change to Passive: \"Somebody has stolen my pen.\"", "options": [ "My pen had been stolen by somebody.", "My pen is stolen.", "My pen has been stolen.", "My pen has stolen somebody." ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "Change to Passive: \"Mr. Krishnaji teaches us grammar.\" (Focusing on the person as subject)", "options": [ "Grammar is taught to us by Mr. Krishnaji.", "We were taught grammar by Mr. Krishnaji.", "Grammar teaches us Mr. Krishnaji.", "We are taught grammar by Mr. Krishnaji." ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "Which preposition is used for an instrument in passive voice? \"The dog was hit ___ a stick.\"", "options": [ "by", "from", "with", "to" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "Identify the voice: \"The rose smells sweet.\"", "options": [ "Active form, Active meaning", "Passive form, Active meaning", "Passive form, Passive meaning", "Active form, Passive meaning" ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "Change to Active: \"The ship was burned.\"", "options": [ "Someone burned the ship.", "The ship burned itself.", "Fire was burning the ship.", "The ship is burned." ], "answer": 0 }, { "question": "Change to Passive: \"The manager will give you a ticket.\"", "options": [ "You would be given a ticket by the manager.", "A ticket will give you the manager.", "You will be given a ticket by the manager.", "You are given a ticket by the manager." ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "Change to Passive: \"They painted the house red.\"", "options": [ "The house was painted red.", "Red was painted the house by them.", "The house is painted red.", "The house had been painted red." ], "answer": 0 }, { "question": "Change to Passive: \"All his friends laughed at him.\"", "options": [ "He was laughed by all his friends.", "He is laughed at by all his friends.", "All his friends were laughed at.", "He was laughed at by all his friends." ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "Identify the Voice: \"The exhibition was opened by the Governor.\"", "options": [ "Active", "Imperative", "Interrogative", "Passive" ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "Change to Active: \"Shakuntala was written by Kalidas.\"", "options": [ "Kalidas wrote Shakuntala.", "Kalidas writes Shakuntala.", "Kalidas has written Shakuntala.", "Kalidas was writing Shakuntala." ], "answer": 0 }, { "question": "Change to Passive: \"One should keep one's promises.\"", "options": [ "Promises should be kept by one.", "Promises are kept.", "Promises should be kept.", "Promises will be kept." ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "Change to Passive: \"The dog chased the sheep.\"", "options": [ "The sheep are chased by the dog.", "The sheep was chased by the dog.", "The sheep has been chased by the dog.", "The sheep were chased by the dog." ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "Change to Active: \"He was refused admittance.\"", "options": [ "They refuse him admittance.", "They had refused him admittance.", "Admittance refused him.", "They refused him admittance." ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "Which sentence is in the Active Voice?", "options": [ "The money was lost.", "The dog was teased by the boy.", "A stone struck me on the head.", "The field is ploughed." ], "answer": 2 } ] }