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1761SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Change the following from active to passive: The committee had approved the new policy after long debates.
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Correct option: B — The new policy had been approved by the committee after long debates.
The new policy had been approved by the committee after long debates. (Correct) (a) The new policy was being approved after long debates by the committee. (Incorrect Tense) (c) The new policy is approved by the committee after long debates. (Incorrect Tense) (d) The new policy was approved by the committee after long debates. (Incorrect Tense)
1762SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Transform the following sentence into active voice. The painting has been framed with great care and perfection by the artist.
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Correct option: B — The artist has framed the painting with great care and perfection.
The artist has framed the painting with great care and perfection. (Correct) (a) The artist have framed the painting with great care and perfection. (Incorrect Tense) (c) The artist framed the painting with great care and perfection. (‘Has’ is Missing) (d) The artist had framed the paint with great care and perfection. (Incorrect Tense)
1763SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
What is the active voice of the following sentence? When was the theory of gravity discovered by Newton and later explained in detail by scientists?
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Correct option: B — When did Newton discover the theory of gravity and later scientists explained it in detail?
When did Newton discover the theory of gravity and later scientists explained it in detail? (Correct) (a) When Newton discovers the theory of gravity and later scientists explained it in detail? (‘Did’ is Missing) (c) When was Newton discovered the theory of gravity and later it was explained by scientists? (Incorrect Verb) (d) When Newton discovered the theory of gravity and later explained by the scientists? (‘Did’ is Missing)
1764SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Change the following from active to passive: The mechanic was fixing the bike when the owner arrived.
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Correct option: B — The bike was being fixed by the mechanic when the owner arrived.
The bike was being fixed by the mechanic when the owner arrived. (Correct) (a) The bike is being fixed by the mechanic when the owner arrived. (Incorrect Tense) (c) The bike had been fixed by the mechanic when the owner arrived. (Incorrect Tense) (d) The mechanic had fixed the bike when the owner arrived. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
1765SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Change the following from active to passive: The students will complete the project before the deadline comes.
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Correct option: B — The project will be completed by the students before the deadline comes.
The project will be completed by the students before the deadline comes. (Correct) (a) The project is completed by the students before the deadline comes. (Incorrect Tense) (c) The project shall be completed before the deadline comes. (Incorrect Tense) (d) The students have completed the project before the deadline comes. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
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1766SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The damaged cables are being replaced by the workers after several complaints.
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Correct option: A — The workers are replacing the damaged cables after several complaints.
The workers are replacing the damaged cables after several complaints. (Correct) (b) The damaged cables were replaced after several complaints. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (c) The workers had replaced the damaged cables after several complaints. (Incorrect Tense) (d) The damaged cables are to be replaced by the workers after several complaints. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
1767SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The room was being cleaned by the maid while the guests were waiting.
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Correct option: A — The maid was cleaning the room while the guests were waiting.
The maid was cleaning the room while the guests were waiting. (Correct) (b) The maid cleaned the room while the guests waited. (Incorrect Tense) (c) The room was cleaned while the guests were waiting. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) The maid cleans the room while the guests wait. (Incorrect Tense)
1768SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Change the following from active to passive: They will organize a cultural fest for the new batch.
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Correct option: A — A cultural fest will be organized for the new batch by them.
A cultural fest will be organized for the new batch by them. (Correct) (b) The new batch organized a cultural fest by them. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (c) They were organizing a cultural fest for the new batch. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) A cultural fest is being organized for the new batch. (Incorrect Tense)
1769SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Change the following from active to passive: The sculptor was carving a statue that represented freedom and bravery.
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Correct option: C — A statue that represented freedom and bravery was being carved by the sculptor.
A statue that represented freedom and bravery was being carved by the sculptor. (Correct) (a) A statue that represented freedom and bravery is carved by the sculptor. (Incorrect Tense) (b) A statue was carved by the sculptor that represented freedom and bravery. (Incorrect Word Order) (d) The sculptor had carved a statue that represented freedom and bravery. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
1770SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The national anthem was being sung by the choir when the lights went off.
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Correct option: A — The choir was singing the national anthem when the lights went off.
The choir was singing the national anthem when the lights went off. (Correct) (b) The choir had sung the national anthem when the lights went off. (Incorrect Tense) (c) The national anthem had been sung by the choir when the lights went off. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) The choir has sung the national anthem when the lights went off. (Incorrect Tense)

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English Language MCQ practice free online · page 177

Change the following from active to passive: The committee had approved the new policy after long debates.

Transform the following sentence into active voice. The painting has been framed with great care and perfection by the artist.

What is the active voice of the following sentence? When was the theory of gravity discovered by Newton and later explained in detail by scientists?

Change the following from active to passive: The mechanic was fixing the bike when the owner arrived.

Change the following from active to passive: The students will complete the project before the deadline comes.

Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The damaged cables are being replaced by the workers after several complaints.

Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The room was being cleaned by the maid while the guests were waiting.

Change the following from active to passive: They will organize a cultural fest for the new batch.

Change the following from active to passive: The sculptor was carving a statue that represented freedom and bravery.

Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The national anthem was being sung by the choir when the lights went off.

English Language practice — common questions