Transformation of Sentences Test 10

A sentence in passive voice focuses on the person or thing that receives an action rather than the person/thing that performs the action.
For example, 'My room was cleaned by me.'
The basic structure of passive voice is:
the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participle
Option B: The given sentence states a fact, hence it's in simple present tense. So, the simple present form of 'to be', 'are' is used. (The simple present tense states a general fact or a usual habit.)
'Are grown' is the appropriate structure, formed by the simple present tense verb 'is' + past participle (grown). Hence option B is correct.
Option A: 'Are growing' is not the correct verb form used in the passive voice. 'Growing' is a present participle whereas the required verb form is a past participle. The present participle changes the subject 'flowers' to performing, rather than receiving, the action. Hence A is incorrect.
Option C: The verb 'is' in 'is grown' is singular, whereas the subject "Beautiful flowers" is plural. The subject and verb must agree with one another in number (singular or plural). Hence C is incorrect.
Option D: 'Are grow' is grammatically incorrect. 'Grow' is the base verb which must be modified in this sentence to express the present tense. Hence D is incorrect.
(Base verbs like 'grow' are used in the first person point of view (I, we) and the future tense.)

A sentence in passive voice focuses on the person or thing that receives an action rather than the person/thing that performs the action.
For example, 'My room was cleaned by me.'
The basic structure of passive voice is:
the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participle
Option D: The given sentence states a fact (in the negative), hence it's in simple present tense. So, the simple present form of 'to be', 'are' is used. (The simple present tense states a general fact or a usual habit.)
'Is not given' is the appropriate structure, formed by the simple present tense verb 'is' + the negative adverb (not) + past participle (given). Hence option D is correct.
Option B: 'Give' is the base form of the verb whereas the past tense form (given) is used in the passive voice. Hence B is incorrect
Options A and C: 'Does' and 'do' are verbs in the active form (does is a form of 'do' in the present tense). The word 'do' itself means 'to perform an action'. These words are not used in the passive voice.
Hence options A and C are incorrect.

A sentence in passive voice focuses on the person or thing that receives an action rather than the person/thing that performs the action.
For example, 'My room was cleaned by me.'
The basic structure of an interrogative sentence in the passive voice is:
the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + subject + past participle: Was the room cleaned by you?
(As the tense changes, the structure varies.)
The given interrogative is in the simple present tense.
Option B: 'Is ice cream sold here' is the appropriate structure formed with the words in this option. Hence option B is correct.
Option A: 'Does...sell' is in the active form, it changes the thing 'ice cream' to perform, rather than receive, the action. Hence A is incorrect.
Option C: This combination is incorrect. 'Do' is in present tense whereas 'sold' is in the past. Hence C is incorrect.
Option D: The verb 'sell' is the base form of the verb whereas in the passive form, the past tense form of the verb is required. Hence D is incorrect.
(The passive form in the simple present tense uses a past participle 'sold' rather than the base verb 'sell'.)

A sentence in passive voice focuses on the person or thing that receives an action rather than the person/thing that performs the action.
For example, 'My room was cleaned by me.'
The basic structure of passive voice is:
the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participle
Option C: The given sentence states a custom by "our school". Hence it's in simple present tense. So, the simple present form of 'to be', 'is' is used. (The simple present tense states a custom or habit.)
'Is awarded' is the appropriate structure, formed by the simple present tense verb 'is' + past participle (awarded). Hence option C is correct.
Option A: 'Is award' is grammatically incorrect. 'Award' is the base verb and must be modified in this sentence to express the tense of the sentence. Hence A is incorrect.
(Base verbs like 'award' are used in the first person point of view (I, we) and the future tense.)
Option B: 'Awards' is a verb in the active form: A gold medal awards to the topper... It changes the thing "gold medal" to perform, rather than receive, the action. Hence B is incorrect.
Option D: 'Is awarding' is not the correct verb form used in the passive voice. 'Awarding' is a present participle whereas the required verb form is a past participle. Hence D is incorrect.

A sentence in passive voice focuses on the person or thing that receives an action rather than the person/thing that performs the action.
For example, 'My room was cleaned by me.'
The basic structure of passive voice is:
the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participle
Option A: 'Is being teach' is grammatically incorrect. 'Is being' is in the present continuous tense, which must be paired with a past participle (taught), not the base verb (teach). Hence A is incorrect.
Option B: 'Teaches' is a verb in the active form: English teaches to us.... It changes the thing "English" to perform, rather than receive, the action. Hence B is incorrect.
Option D: 'Is teaching' is not the correct verb form used in the passive voice. 'Teaching' is a present participle whereas the required verb form is a past participle. Hence D is incorrect.
Option C: The structure 'is taught' is the most suitable one from these options.
The simple present form of 'to be', 'is' is used here. (The simple present tense states a general fact or a usual habit.)
'Is taught' is the appropriate structure, formed by the simple present tense verb 'is' + past participle (taught). Hence option C is correct.

In reported speech, the word order and pronouns will be different from the original speech, because the speaker has changed. Accordingly, the tense will also change, in most cases.
Normally, while reporting the speech, the tense will change to one tense back in time.
The verb 'can' changes to its past tense form 'could' in the indirect/reported speech.
Option B: 'Could' is the past tense form of 'can' in indirect speech. Hence 'could not swim' is the correct form and B is right.
Option A: 'Can' must be changed to past tense as the speech is reported. Hence A is incorrect.
Option C: 'She swam' indicates that an action has been performed in the past. The original speech 'can swim without fear' refers to the ability to swim. It does not express an action that has taken place. Hence C is incorrect.
Option D: The subject pronoun 'I' changes while transforming a direct speech to indirect. This is because the speaker changes.
So, 'I' isn't spoken of from the original speaker's point of view. 'I' has now become 'she', which is in the third person. Hence D is incorrect.

An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.

The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in active voice.

The given sentence is in the active voice.

The correct answer is A) The hot chocolate cake was not forgotten by Barby.

Option A) is correct as the subject of the given sentence comes in the place of the object and vice versa. Also, the main verb is used in the third form.

Options B,C and D are not correct as'did not ' is not transformed, the third form of 'forget' is not used, and the correct answer is one of the given options respectively.

 

An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.

The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in active voice.

The given sentence is in the active voice.

The correct answer is D) Why is noise being made by students?

Option D) is correct as the subject of the given sentence comes in the place of the object and vice versa. Also, the main verb is used in the third form.

Options A, B, and C are not correct as  'being' is skipped, 'are' cannot be used, and 'with' is not the correct preposition used respectively.

A sentence in passive voice focuses on the person or thing that receives an action rather than the person/thing that performs the action.
For example, 'My room was cleaned by me.'
The basic structure of passive voice is:
the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participle
Option A: The given sentence states an event in the past "last year".
'Were planted' is the appropriate structure, formed by the past tense verb 'were' + past participle (planted). Hence option A is correct.
Option B: 'Plant' in 'were plant' is grammatically incorrect. Since the helping verb 'were' is in the past tense, the past tense form of the main verb 'planted' must be used. 'Plant' is the base verb that does not express the tense. Hence B is incorrect.
Option C: 'Was' (in 'was planted') is a singular verb whereas the subject 'trees' is plural. The subject and verb must agree with one another in terms of number. Hence C is incorrect.
Option D: 'Planted' is a past participle which requires a helping verb (auxiliary: were) to help determine the tense. Without this helping verb, the sentence sounds incomplete. Hence D is incorrect.

In reported speech, the word order and pronouns will be different from the original speech, because the speaker has changed. Accordingly, the tense will also change, in most cases.
Normally, the tense in the reported speech is one tense back in time from the tense in the direct speech.
The direct speech "I lost my..." is in simple past perfect. Hence while it is being reported, the speech changes to past perfect tense. (one tense back in time)
Option C: 'Had lost' is the past perfect tense structure (had + past participle). The option contains the required form of reported speech. Hence C is correct.
Options A and D: In the direct speech, "I lost my ball..." the subject pronoun 'I' and possessive pronoun 'my' refer to the same person, the speaker: Ajay.
Now the speech is reported by someone else, so the speaker is a different person, and 'I' and 'my' will change its point of view to 'he' and 'his'.
These options contain the pronoun 'my', which do not refer to the original speaker, Ajay. Instead they refer to the new speaker, thereby changing the meaning of the sentence.
Hence A and D are incorrect.
Option B: The tense of the words has not changed. Since the speech has been changed to reported, the tense must be changed to past perfect. Hence B is incorrect.