Transformation of Sentences Test 38

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Question 1
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Change the following statement into passive voice.
I am doing sums.

A
Sums are done by me.

B
Sums are being done by me.

C
I must be doing the sums.

D
Sums must be done by me.

Solution

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 the active voice.
The correct answer is B)Sums are being done by me.
Option B is correct as the subject of the given sentence (I) comes in the place of the object (sums) and vice versa, the same tense is used (present continuous tense), and the sentence is transformed using the appropriate helping verb ('are' as'sums' is plural) with 'being' and past participle of the main verb (do).
Question 2
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Change the following statement into passive voice.
We waste much time on trifles.

A
Much time was wasted on trifles.

B
Much time will be wasted on trifles.

C
Much time is wasted by us on trifles.

D
Much time is wasted on trifles.

Solution

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 correct answer is C)Much time is wasted by us on trifles.
The option C is correct as the given sentence is in the active voice and to transform it into the passive active voice, the subject of the given sentence (we) comes in the place of the object (much time) and vice versa. Also, as the sentence is in the simple present tense, the past participle form of the main verb (waste) is used after the helping verb 'is'.
Options A, B, and D are wrong as the given sentence is not in the past tense, the given sentence is not in the future tense, and the subject of the given sentence (we) is missed respectively.
Question 3
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Change the following statement into passive voice:
Who gave you permission to enter?

A
By whom were you given permission to enter?

B
By whom was you given permission to enter?

C
By whom you were given permission to enter?

D
By whom were given you permission to enter?

Solution

The given sentence is in the active voice, as the subject 'Who' performs an action 'gave' against the object 'you' in the interrogative.
If this sentence is changed to passive voice, then the subject is also changed, in order to retain the meaning of the sentence.
So, the object takes the place of the subject and vice versa and the word 'by' is introduced as now the subject receives the action by the object. The verb form of the sentence is also changed from active form to passive.

'Subject (Who) + verb (gave) + indirect object (you) + direct object (permission) + infinitive phrase (to enter)' changes to:
'By + subject (whom) + auxiliary verb (were) + indirect object (you) + main verb (given) + direct object (permission) + infinitive phrase (to enter)'
The passive form of 'gave' in the simple past tense is 'was/were given'.
This can be seen in option A, hence it's the right answer.

Option B: The correct verb form for the second person 'you' is 'were' and not 'was'.
Option C: 'Were' will come before the object 'you' because the sentence is interrogative, hence the structure will differ as compared to a declarative sentence.
Option D: Similarly in this, the object 'you' comes before the main verb 'given'.
Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.
Question 4
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Change the following statement into indirect speech.
He said, "I saw her the day before yesterday."

A
He said that he had seen her two days before.

B
He said that I saw her the day before yesterday.

C
He said that he saw her the day before yesterday.

D
He said that he had been seen her the day before yesterday.

Solution

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).
In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.
In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.
Option A is correct as the sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple past tense, so, after transformation, the reported speech is in the past perfect tense.
Options B,C, and D are wrong 'I', 'saw' and 'been' cannot be used respectively.
The correct answer is A)He said that he had seen her two days before.
Question 5
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Change the following statement into passive voice:
Who taught you English?

A
By whom English was taught to you?

B
By whom you were taught English?

C
By whom was English taught to you?

D
By whom are you taught English?

Solution

A sentence is in the active voice when the subject performs an action.
A sentence is said to be in the passive voice when the subject receives an action.
While changing an interrogative sentence to passive voice, the subject 'who' changes to an object 'by whom'.

The passive form of 'taught' in the simple past tense is 'was/were taught'.
This can be seen in option C, hence it's the right answer.

Option A: The helping verb 'was' must come before the noun 'English'. This is because it's in interrogative form, the verb comes before the noun.
Option B: Similarly, the verb 'were' must come before the pronoun 'you'.
Option D: 'Are you taught' is in present tense whereas the given sentence is in past simple tense 'taught'.

Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.
Question 6
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Change the following statement into passive voice.
The telegraph wires have been cut.

A
Someone has been cut the telegraph wires.

B
No one has cut the telegraph wires.

C
The telegraph wires have cut someone.

D
Someone has cut the telegraph wires.

Solution

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 the active voice.
The correct answer is D)Someone has cut the telegraph wires.
Option D is correct as the given sentence is in the passive voice and to transform it into the active voice, the main verb is used in its third form (cut) and the object of the given sentence comes in the place of the subject.
Question 7
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Change the following statement into indirect speech.
He said, "I will be here again tomorrow."

A
He said that I will be here again tomorrow.

B
He said that he would be here again tomorrow.

C
He said that he would be there again the next day.

D
He said that he would be here again the next day.

Solution

There are certain rules to remember while converting a statement of direct speech into indirect speech. Pronouns of the First Person are changed into the person of the Subject/Speaker, 'I' becomes 'he' and words showing the nearness of time or place are changed into words showing distance, 'here' becomes 'there' and 'tomorrow' becomes 'the next day'. While converting sentences in simple future tense to indirect speech, change 'will be' to 'would be'.
Option C, 'He said that he would be there again the next day', is the correct answer as it obeys all the above-mentioned rules.
Options A, B and D are incorrect because these are not in accordance with the rules explained above.
Question 8
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Change the following statement into passive voice.
I saw him leaving the house. [Intermediate]

A
Leaving the house he was seen by me.

B
He was seen leaving the house by me.

C
He had been seen leaving the house.

D
He was seen to be leaving the house.

Solution

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 the active voice.
The correct answer is B)He was seen leaving the house by me.
Option B is correct as the given sentence is in the active voice and to transform it into the passive voice, the subject of the given sentence (I) comes in the place of the object (him) and vice versa. Also, as the given sentence is in the simple past tense.
Options A, C, and D are wrong as the sentence structure is wrong,'had been' cannot be used, and 'be' cannot be used respectively.
Question 9
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Change the following statement into passive voice:
Will she tell us the truth?

A
Is the truth told to us by her?

B
The truth will be told to us by her?

C
Will the truth be told to us by her?

D
Will the truth be told us by her

Solution

When the given sentence is changed to passive voice, then the subject, verb form and object are all changed, in order to retain the meaning of the sentence.
So, the object takes the place of the subject and vice versa and the word 'by' is introduced as now the subject receives the action by the object. The verb form of the sentence is also changed from active form to passive.

'Question word (will) + subject (she) + verb (tell) + indirect object (us) + direct object (the truth)' will change to
'Question word (will) + new subject (the truth) + verb (be told) + to + indirect object (us) + by + new object (her)'

This can be seen in option C, hence it's the right answer.

Option A: 'Is' expresses the present tense whereas the sentence is in the future 'will'.
Option B: The question word I missing in this sentence.
Option D: The preposition 'to' is missing before 'us', hence it is not clear towards whom the action 'be told' is being performed.
Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.
Question 10
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Change the following statement into indirect speech.
She said, "My father died a year ago."

A
She said that my father died a year ago.

B
She said that her father died a year before.

C
She said that her father had died a year before.

D
She said that her father had died a year ago.

Solution

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).
In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.
In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.
Option C is correct as the sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple past tense, so, it is transformed into the past perfect tense.
Options A, B, and D are wrong as the meaning of the sentence is changed using 'my father', 'had' is missing, and 'ago' is not transformed respectively.
The correct answer is C)She said that her father had died a year before.

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Question 1

Sums are done by me.

Sums are being done by me.

I must be doing the sums.

Sums must be done by me.

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Question 2

Much time was wasted on trifles.

Much time will be wasted on trifles.

Much time is wasted by us on trifles.

Much time is wasted on trifles.

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Question 3

By whom were you given permission to enter?

By whom was you given permission to enter?

By whom you were given permission to enter?

By whom were given you permission to enter?

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Question 4

He said that he had seen her two days before.

He said that I saw her the day before yesterday.

He said that he saw her the day before yesterday.

He said that he had been seen her the day before yesterday.

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Question 5

By whom English was taught to you?

By whom you were taught English?

By whom was English taught to you?

By whom are you taught English?

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Question 6

Someone has been cut the telegraph wires.

No one has cut the telegraph wires.

The telegraph wires have cut someone.

Someone has cut the telegraph wires.

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Question 7

He said that I will be here again tomorrow.

He said that he would be here again tomorrow.

He said that he would be there again the next day.

He said that he would be here again the next day.

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Question 8

Leaving the house he was seen by me.

He was seen leaving the house by me.

He had been seen leaving the house.

He was seen to be leaving the house.

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Question 9

Is the truth told to us by her?

The truth will be told to us by her?

Will the truth be told to us by her?

Will the truth be told us by her

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Question 10

She said that my father died a year ago.

She said that her father died a year before.

She said that her father had died a year before.

She said that her father had died a year ago.

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