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ACTIVE PASSIVE EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS AND EXPLANATION
I
1.
Every year there are thousands of devotees visiting the shrine to have a glimpse of the deity.
a) The shrine is visited by thousands of devotees every year to have a glimpse of the deity.
b) The shrine is visiting by thousands of devotees every year to have a glimpse of the deity.
c) The shrine is being visited by thousands of devotees every year to have a glimpse of the deity.
d) The shrine was visited by thousands of devotees every year to have a glimpse of the
2.
I saw the doctor examining the patients in the clinic.
a) The doctor
was seen being examined by patient in the clinic.
b) I was seen
patients being examined by the doctor in the clinic.
c) The doctor
was seen examining the patients in the clinic by me.
d) Patients
were seen being examined by the doctor in the clinic.
3.
The rescue
work was forced to be abandoned all of a sudden.
a) They forced
them to abandon the rescue work all of a sudden.
b) People
force them to abandon the rescue work all of a sudden.
c) Circumstances
forced them to abandon the rescue work all of a sudden.
d) Bad weather
forces them to abandon the rescue work all of a sudden.
4.
The old man
remembers nostalgically the old days spent here.
a) The old days spent here are remembered nostalgically by the old man.
b) The old days spent were remembered nostalgically by the old man.
c) The old days were spent here are remembered nostalgically by the old man.
d) The old days were spent here were remembered nostalgically by the old man.
5.
The crops
standing in the fields were destroyed.
a) The animals
standing in the fields destroyed the crops.
b) They
standing in the fields destroyed the crops.
c) The heavy
rains in the fields destroyed the crops.
d) Heavy rains
destroyed the crops standing in the fields.
6.
I found Rohit laughing at him.
a) He was found laughing at Rohit by me.
b) Rohit was found laughing at him by me.
c) I found him being laughed at by Rohit.
d) Rohit was found being laughed at by me.
7.
The teacher
failed to prevent the students from entering class room.
a) The students were not prevented from entering class room by the teacher.
b) The students could not be prevented from entering class room by the teacher.
c) The students are not prevented from entering class room by the teacher.
d) The students would not be prevented from entering class room by the teacher.
8.
The suspect who escaped from custody earlier has been arrested.
a) The suspect was arrested who escaped from custody earlier.
b) The authorities arrested the suspect who escaped from custody earlier.
c) The police has arrested the suspect who escaped from custody earlier.
d) It is said that the suspect was arrested who escaped from custody earlier.
9.
The old man
remembers his son escorting him to the temple.
a) His son is remembered being escorted to the temple by the old man.
b) His son remembers being escorted to the temple by the oldman.
c) The oldman remembers being escorted to the temple by his son.
d) His son is remembered being escorted to the temple by the old man.
10.
What cannot be cured must be endured.
a) What we cannot cure we must endure.
b) What you cannot cure you must endure.
c) What one cannot cure one must endure.
d) What you cannot cure you should endure.
II
1.
Do not let fear overpower you.
a) Let you not be overpoweŕed by fear.
b) Do not let you be overpowered by fear.
c) Let yourself not be overpowered by fear.
d) Do not allow you to be overpowered by fear.
2.
Those who have completed their work may leave.
a) Those are permitted to leave who have completed their work.
b) Those whose work is completed may leave.
c) Those whose work was completed may leave.
d) Those whose work has been completed may leave.
3
It takes two to make a row.
a) It is taken two to make a row.
b) It takes two for a row to be made.
c) Two are taken to be made a row.
d) Two were taken for a row to be made.
4.
I saw him stealing her necklace.
a) Her necklace was seen being stolen by him.
b) I saw her necklace being stolen by him.
c) I saw her necklace was being stolen.
d) He was seen stealing her necklace.
5.
Man is believed to have descended from ape-like ancestors.
a) Someone believed that man has descended from ape- like ancestors.
b) They believed that man has descended from ape- like ancestors.
c) People believe that man has descended from ape- like ancestors.
d) Someone believes that man has descended from ape-like ancestor.
6.
The leader kept the public guessing about the result.
a) The public was kept being guessed about the result by the leader.
b) The public is kept being guessed about the result by the leader.
c) The public kept the leader guessing about the result.
d) The public was kept guessing about the result by the leader.
7.
The jury had to reconsider the verdict before it was delivered.
a) The verdict had to be reconsidered by the jury before it was delivered.
b) The jury has to reconsider the verdict before it delivered it.
c) The verdict has to be reconsidered by the jury before it was delivered.
d) The verdict was to be reconsidered by the jury before it was delivered.
8.
The minister is believed to have misused his powers.
a) It is believed that the minister misuses his powers.
b) They believed that the minister misused his powers.
c) People believed that the minister misused his powers.
d) People believe that the minister has misused his powers.
9.
I found the daughter helping her mother.
a)Her mother was found being helped by the daughter.
b) The daughter was found helping her mother by me.
c) I found her mother being helped by the daughter.
d) The daughter is found being helped her mother by me.
10.
She remembers her father taking her to the garden when she was a child.
a)She remembers her father being taken to the garden when she was a child.
b)She remembers being taken to the garden by her father when she was a child.
c) She is remembered being taken to the garden by her father when she was a child.
d) She remembered being taken to the garden by her father when she was a child.
III
1.
She was made to recite a story to him.
a)He made her to recite him a story.
b)He made her recite a story to him.
c) A story was made to be recited to him by her.
d) He was made to recite a story to her.
2.
God is believed to have created man inhis own image.
a)Man is believed to have been created by God in His own image.
b) God believed that He created man in his own image.
c) It is believed that God created man in His own image.
d) It has been believed that God created man in his own image.
3.
The whole house was filled with smoke and dust.
a)Smoke and dust filled the whole house.
b) Smoke and dust is filled in the whole house.
c) Someone filled the whole house with smoke and dust.
d) Smoke and dust was filled in the whole house.
4.
They could not prevent him from entering the house.
a)He was not prevented from entering the house by them.
b) They could not prevent his entry into the house.
c) He could not be prevented from entering the house by them.
d) He would not be prevented from entering the house by them.
5.
They could hardly manage their affairs, not even with the help of their friends and relatives.
a)They, their friends and relatives could hardly manage their affairs.
b) Their affairs could hardly be managed by them, not even with the help of their friends and relatives.
c) Their affairs were not managed by them, not even with the help of their friends and relatives.
d) They were not able to manage their affairs not even with the help of their friends and relatives.
6.
Climatic changes occurring in our country have greatly influenced our cropping patterns.
a)Our cropping patterns have been influenced greatly by climatic changes occurring in our country.
b) Our cropping patterns have greatly been influenced by climatic changes occurring in our country.
c) Our cropping patterns are being influenced greatly by climatic changes occurring in our country.
d)Our cropping patterns have been influenced greatly by climatic changes being occurred in our country.
7.
To my surprise, the landlord paid nothing to the labourer.
a)To my surprise,nothing was paid to the labourer by the landlord.
b) To my surprise, the labourer was not paid anything by the landlord.
c) I was surprised that nothing was paid to the labourer by the landlord.
d) It was surprise to me that the labourer was not paid by the landlord.
8.
His father fears being dragged into controversy.
a)His father fears that someone is dragging him into controversy.
b) His father feared that someone is dragging him into controversy.
c) His father fears that someone was dragging him into controversy.
d) His father fears that someone will drag him into controversy.
9.
When I reached there, I found her waiting for me.
a)When I reach there she was found by me waiting for me.
b) When I reached there she was found by me waiting for me.
c)When I reach there she is found by me waiting for me.
d) On my reaching there she was found by me waiting for me.
10.
I have to sit late in the office to complete my work.
a) I am allowed to sit late in the office to complete my work.
b) I am permitted to sit late in the office to complete my work.
c) I am obliged to sit late in the office to complete my work.
d) I have to sit late in the office for my work to be completed.
IV
1.
It is customary to honour the captain of the winning team.
a)It is customary to the captain of the winning team to be honoured.
b)It is customary for the winning team to honour the captain.
c) It is customary to the captain of the team won to be honoured.
d) It is customary for the captain of the winning team to be honoured.
2.
On reaching there I found her combing her hair.
a)When I reached there she was combing her hair.
b) On reaching there, she was found by me combing her hair.
c) On my reaching there, she was found combing her hair.
d) When I reach there, she was found by me combing her hair.
3.
People think he is a wise man.
a) He was thought a wise man by people.
b) He is thought to be a wise man.
c) People think him to be a wise man.
d) People think him a wise man.
4.
They have gone to see the exhibition.
a)They went to the exhibition to be seen.
b) They have gone for the exhibition to be seen.
c) They go to the exhibition to be seen.
d) They had gone for the exhibition to be seen.
5.
It is rumoured that she has stolen his watch.
a)She is rumoured to have stolen his watch.
b) It is rumoured that his watch was stolen by her.
c) His watch is rumoured to had stolen by her.
d) It is rumoured that she stole his watch.
6.
It is reported that he is a criminal.
a) It is said that he is a reported criminal.
b) He is reported to nnbe a criminal.
c) They report that he is a criminal.
d) People report that he is a criminal.
7.
The robbers took away everything that was kept by the shopkeeper in his shop.
a) Everything that was kept by the shopkeeper in his shop was taken away by the robbers.
b) The robbers took away everything kept by the shopkeeper in his shop.
c) Everything kept by the shopkeeper in his shop was taken away by the robbers.
d) Everything that the shopkeeper kept in his shop was taken away by the robbers.
8.
In the morning, I found that the door had been left open the previous night.
a) In the morning it was found by me that the door had been left open the previous night.
b) In the morning I found that someone had left the door open the previous night.
c) In the morning I found that they had left the door open the previous night.
d) In the morning I found the door left open the previous night.
9.
I did not know that your offer was turned down.
ANSWERS
I
1. Option a) is correct. This sentence is a little ticklish. 'Every year' or 'every day'' takes Present indefinite tense with it. So 'there are' is used in this sentence. Its passive too should be with present indefinite tense.It cannot be Present continuous tense. Rest of the options 'is visiting', 'being visited' and 'was visited' are not correct.
2. Here the sentence is " I saw the doctor". It will change to "the doctor was seen". Add the remaining sentence as such. As per options In a) "the doctor...was examined by patients" is wrong b) "I was seen" and d) "the patients were seen" are wrong. C) is correct.
3. The verb "was forced" shows that it is passive voice. "Was forced to be abandoned" will change to "forced to abandon". Here subject is missing. Circumstances is better than people and they. In d) tense is changed. So c) is correct.
4. In options bcd tense is not according to sentence.
Option a is correct. "The old man rememebers the old days" " the old days are remembered by the old man."
5."The crops were destroyed" Here subject is missing " We imagine "Heavy rains" It will be Heavy rains destroyed the crops..." So option d) is correct.
6.Here sentence is "Rohit laughing at him". Its passive is "he being laughed at by Rohit"
With it is "I found" here I is subject found verb and object is required. For becoming object "he" will change as "him". The sentence will be" I found him being laughed at by Rohit". Option c is correct.
7. In options c and d; tense of the sentence is changed. Option a shows that the teacher did it deliberately where as the sentence shows "failed to prevent" so "could not be prevented" is correct. It shows teacher's helplessness in action. Option "b" is correct.
8.In options a and d tense of the sentence is changed. In option b "has arrested" has been changed to "arrested" which ia wrong. Here the subject is missing. The police is suitable subject. C is correct.
9. The sentence is "his son escorting him" Its passive is "he being escorted by his son". So option c, "the oldman remembers being escorted to the temple by his son" is correct.
10. Here sentence "to complete my work" has its passive " for my work to be completed".
II
1. 'Do not allow' is incorrect.Option d is not correct. Out of the rest three 'yourself' is correct. It is like -- You do not allow to overpower yourself ... Let yourself not allowed....option c is correct.
2. 'Is permitted' is incorrect. a is not correct. b and c tense is and was is used so these are incorrect. d is correct. 'has been completed' is correct.
3. Option d were taken is incorrect. option a 'It is taken' is incorrect. 'Two are taken ' is incorrect. Option b 'for a row to be made' is correct.
4. '....him stealing her necklace.' 'Her necklace being stolen by him' So according to this option b is correct.
5. "Man is believed" -The sentence shows it is believed at present also. So a and b options with past tense are incorrect. Someone does not suit well. Option c is correct.
6. The leader is subject kept is verb and public is object. The public was kept guessing.....by the leader. So option d is correct.
7. The jury is subject. had to reconsider is verb. the verdict is object. The verdict had to be reconsidered before it was delivered. Option a is correct.
8.'"is believed to have misused" shows that this sentence is in passive voice. So subject is required. Out of "it is they and people" people is better subject. Minister is believed shows that this sentence is in present tense ie prople still believe. So option d is correct.
9. Here we have to go by given options. Found will be was found. I found her mother being helped by her daughter is correct.So c is correct.
10. She remembers shows it is in present tense. So two options of past tense are incorrect. She remembers being taken is correct. "Her father taking will be being taken by her father." So option b is correct.
