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1781SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Change the following from active to passive: The authorities are inspecting the site to ensure safety standards.
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Correct option: B — The site is being inspected by the authorities to ensure safety standards.
The site is being inspected by the authorities to ensure safety standards. (Correct) (a) The site is inspected by the authorities to ensure safety standards. (Incorrect Tense) (c) The site has been inspected by the authorities. (Incorrect Tense) (d) The authorities had inspected the site to ensure safety standards. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
1782SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Change the voice of the following sentence: The castle has been surrounded by deep ditches and strong barriers.
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Correct option: B — Deep ditches and strong barriers have surrounded the castle.
Deep ditches and strong barriers have surrounded the castle. (Correct) (a) Deep ditches and strong barriers has surrounded the castle. (Incorrect Tense) (c) Deep ditches and strong barriers had surrounded by the castle. (Incorrect Tense) (d) Deep ditches and strong barriers have been surrounding the castle. (Incorrect Tense)
1783SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Transform the following sentence into active voice: The letter was posted by Rohan.
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Correct option: C — Rohan posted the letter.
Rohan posted the letter. (Correct) (a) Rohan posts the letter. (Incorrect Tense) (b) Rohan had posted the letter. (Incorrect Tense) (d) Rohan is posting the letter. (Incorrect Tense)
1784SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Convert the sentence from passive to active voice: The library books are issued by the librarian every Monday.
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Correct option: A — The librarian issues the library books every Monday.
The librarian issues the library books every Monday. (Correct) (b) The librarian has issued the library books every Monday. (Incorrect Tense) (c) The library books were being issued by the librarian every Monday. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) The librarian was issuing the library books every Monday. (Incorrect Tense)
1785SSC2025English 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: A message was sent by Raj to his brother last night.
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Correct option: A — Raj sent a message to his brother last night.
Raj sent a message to his brother last night. (Correct) (b) Raj had sent a message to his brother last night. (Incorrect Tense) (c) Raj sends a message to his brother last night. (Incorrect Tense) (d) Raj was sending a message to his brother last night. (Incorrect Tense)
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1786SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Change the following sentence from active to passive: The technicians might have been repairing the air-conditioning unit yesterday.
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Correct option: D — The air-conditioning unit might have been repaired yesterday by the technicians.
The air-conditioning unit might have been repaired yesterday by the technicians. (Correct) (a) The technicians repaired the air-conditioning unit yesterday. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (b) The air-conditioning unit might be repaired yesterday by the technicians. (Incorrect Tense) (c) The air-conditioning unit has been repaired yesterday by the technicians. (Incorrect Tense)
1787SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Change the following sentence from passive to active: By whom was the final report approved for publication?
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Correct option: C — Who approved the final report for publication?
Who approved the final report for publication? (Correct) (a) Who had approved the final report for publication? (Incorrect Tense) (b) Who approves the final report for publication? (Incorrect Tense) (d) Who has approved the final report for publication? (Incorrect Tense)
1788SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Change the following sentence from active to passive: "The senior astronomer might have been carefully observing the unusual displacements in the asteroid’s orbit caused by gravitational anomalies."
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Correct option: C — The unusual displacements in the asteroid’s orbit caused by gravitational anomalies might have been carefully observed by the senior astronomer.
The unusual displacements in the asteroid’s orbit caused by gravitational anomalies might have been carefully observed by the senior astronomer. (Correct) (a) The unusual displacements in the asteroid’s orbit might have been observing by the senior astronomer carefully. (Incorrect Tense) (b) The gravitational anomalies causing unusual displacements might have been observed carefully by the senior astronomer. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) The senior astronomer was observing the unusual displacements carefully in the asteroid’s orbit. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
1789SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Change the following from active to passive: The review board will be assessing the long-term impact of the proposed legislation throughout the coming year.
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Correct option: A — The long-term impact of the proposed legislation will be being assessed by the review board throughout the coming year.
The long-term impact of the proposed legislation will be being assessed by the review board throughout the coming year. (Correct) (b) The proposed legislation had been assessed by the review board throughout the coming year. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (c) The review board had assessed the long-term impact throughout the coming year. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) The long-term impact will have been assessed by the review board throughout the coming year. (Incomplete Sentence)
1790SSC2025English 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 patient is being observed by the doctor.
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Correct option: C — The doctor is observing the patient.
The doctor is observing the patient. (Correct) (a) The doctor observes the patient. (Incorrect Tense) (b) The doctor had been observing the patient. (Incorrect Tense) (d) The doctor has observed the patient. (Incorrect Tense)

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English Language MCQ practice free online · page 179

Change the following from active to passive: The authorities are inspecting the site to ensure safety standards.

Change the voice of the following sentence: The castle has been surrounded by deep ditches and strong barriers.

Transform the following sentence into active voice: The letter was posted by Rohan.

Convert the sentence from passive to active voice: The library books are issued by the librarian every Monday.

Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: A message was sent by Raj to his brother last night.

Change the following sentence from active to passive: The technicians might have been repairing the air-conditioning unit yesterday.

Change the following sentence from passive to active: By whom was the final report approved for publication?

Change the following sentence from active to passive: "The senior astronomer might have been carefully observing the unusual displacements in the asteroid’s orbit caused by gravitational anomalies."

Change the following from active to passive: The review board will be assessing the long-term impact of the proposed legislation throughout the coming year.

Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The patient is being observed by the doctor.

English Language practice — common questions