Competitive Exams : English Language - Voice (Set 3) | Concept of Maths

Question 1

1. 1. Transform the following sentence into the passive voice, paying close attention to the syntax of bare infinitives: "The board made the CEO resign after the financial controversy."

A) The CEO was made resign by the board after the financial controversy.

B) The CEO was made to resign by the board after the financial controversy.

C) The CEO had been made to resign by the board after the financial controversy.

D) The CEO was being made to resign by the board after the financial controversy.

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Grammatical Rule: When active sentences use causative or sensory verbs like make, see, hear, or help with a bare infinitive (e.g., "made the CEO resign"), the bare infinitive must convert to a full infinitive (to + verb) in the passive voice ("was made to resign"). Option B is the only grammatically correct past simple passive transformation.

Question 2

2. 2. Convert the following active sentence containing a prepositional phrase into its correct passive form: "The committee laughed at the proposal during the annual meeting."

A) The proposal was laughed by the committee during the annual meeting.

B) The proposal was being laughed at by the committee during the annual meeting.

C) The proposal was laughed at by the committee during the annual meeting.

D) The proposal had been laughed at by the committee during the annual meeting.

Answer

Correct Answer: C

Grammatical Rule: When transforming a phrasal verb or a verb with a fixed preposition (like laugh at) into the passive voice, the preposition must never be dropped. It must remain immediately adjacent to the verb. Thus, "laughed at" becomes "was laughed at by...". Option C preserves the simple past tense and the preposition correctly.

Question 3

3. 3. Select the correct passive voice construction for the following sentence, keeping in mind the restrictions on indirect objects with specific verbs: "The consultant recommended a restructuring strategy to the board."

A) The board was recommended a restructuring strategy by the consultant.

B) A restructuring strategy was recommended to the board by the consultant.

C) A restructuring strategy was recommended the board by the consultant.

D) The board was recommended to a restructuring strategy by the consultant.

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Grammatical Rule: Certain verbs (such as recommend, suggest, explain, describe) cannot take an indirect object as the passive subject. We cannot say "The board was recommended...". Instead, the direct object must become the subject of the passive sentence, followed by "to" before the indirect object: "A restructuring strategy was recommended to the board..."

Question 4

4. 4. Identify the correct passive voice transformation of the impersonal reporting structure: "People believe that the ancient ruins hold hidden treasures."

A) It is believed that the ancient ruins hold hidden treasures.

B) The ancient ruins are believed to hold hidden treasures.

C) Hidden treasures are believed to be held by the ancient ruins.

D) Both A and B are grammatically correct.

Answer

Correct Answer: D

Grammatical Rule: Sentences expressing general beliefs or opinions (using verbs like believe, say, think) can be made passive in two ways: 1. Impersonal construction: "It is + past participle + that-clause" (Option A). 2. Personal construction: "Subject of that-clause + passive verb + to-infinitive" (Option B). Both methods are standard and grammatically valid.

Question 5

5. 5. What is the correct passive voice equivalent of the following infinitival command structure? "It is time to take action."

A) It is time action is taken.

B) It is time for action to be taken.

C) Action is time to be taken.

D) It was time for action to have been taken.

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Grammatical Rule: For active sentences starting with "It is time to...", the standard passive transformation template is: "It is time + for + object + to be + past participle". Therefore, "It is time to take action" shifts smoothly to "It is time for action to be taken."

Question 6

6. 6. Choose the correct passive construction of the following sentence containing a gerund phrase: "I remember my father taking me to the planetarium."

A) I remember to have been taken to the planetarium by my father.

B) I remember being taken to the planetarium by my father.

C) My father taking me to the planetarium is remembered by me.

D) I remember my father being taken to the planetarium.

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Grammatical Rule: In sentences where a verb is followed by a gerund phrase (verb + -ing), the passive transformation converts the active gerund ("taking me") into a passive gerund ("being taken"). Option B perfectly preserves the meaning and structure of the original active sentence.

Question 7

7. 7. Transform the active sentence containing an object complement into the passive voice: "The critics crowned him the champion of avant-garde cinema."

A) He was crowned the champion of avant-garde cinema by the critics.

B) The champion of avant-garde cinema was crowned to him by the critics.

C) He was crowned as the champion of avant-garde cinema by the critics.

D) He had been crowned the champion of avant-garde cinema by the critics.

Answer

Correct Answer: A

Grammatical Rule: When an active sentence contains a factitive verb (like crown, elect, appoint, make) followed by an object and an object complement ("the champion..."), the object ("him") becomes the passive subject ("He") and the object complement remains unchanged without adding "as" or "to". Option A is the most precise standard transformation.

Question 8

8. 8. What is the correct passive voice transformation of the negative imperative sentence below? "Do not let anyone deceive you."

A) Let you not be deceived by anyone.

B) Do not let yourself be deceived.

C) You should not be let to be deceived by anyone.

D) Let not yourself be deceived by anyone.

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Grammatical Rule: For active structures with "let + object + infinitive" where the object is the reflexive target of the action, the passive form uses a reflexive pronoun and a passive infinitive: "Do not let yourself + be + past participle". Option B is the idiomatic, correct standard passive form.

Question 9

9. 9. Choose the grammatically sound passive form of the following sentence containing a sensory verb and a participle: "I heard him playing the violin."

A) He was heard to play the violin.

B) He was heard playing the violin.

C) The violin was heard being played by him.

D) He had been heard playing the violin.

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Grammatical Rule: When a sensory verb (like hear, see, watch) is followed by a present participle (verb + -ing) representing an ongoing action, the participle remains unchanged in the passive voice. Changing "playing" to "to play" (Option A) changes the continuous aspect to a simple action. Option B is accurate.

Question 10

10. 10. HOTS Error Detection: Identify the sentence below that contains a grammatically invalid passive construction:

A) The project was completed ahead of the designated schedule.

B) An unexpected incident was occurred during the late shift yesterday.

C) She was offered a prestigious fellowship at the institute.

D) The new sci-fi novel is selling remarkably fast.

Answer

Correct Answer: B

Grammatical Rule: Intransitive verbs (such as occur, happen, arrive, die, disappear) do not take direct objects and therefore cannot be used in the passive voice. "An unexpected incident was occurred" is a serious grammatical error (it should simply be "An unexpected incident occurred"). Note that Option D is a valid "middle voice" or quasi-passive structure where an active form has a passive meaning.

Competitive Exams: English Language - Voice (Set 3)