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1791SSC2025English 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 final audit had been delayed by the finance department without prior notice.
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Correct option: D — The finance department had delayed the final audit without prior notice.
The finance department had delayed the final audit without prior notice. (Correct) (a) The finance department delays the final audit without prior notice. (Incorrect Tense) (b) The finance department has delayed the final audit without prior notice. (Incorrect Tense) (c) The finance department was delaying the final audit without prior notice. (Incorrect Tense)
1792SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Change the following from active to passive: Policy analysts have been questioning the economic sustainability of large-scale public funding initiatives.
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Correct option: A — The economic sustainability of large-scale public funding initiatives has been being questioned by policy analysts.
The economic sustainability of large-scale public funding initiatives has been being questioned by policy analysts. (Correct) (b) Public funding initiatives were questioned for sustainability by the policy analysts. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (c) The sustainability of large-scale public funding initiatives has been questioned by analysts economically. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) Analysts questioned the sustainability of large-scale public funding initiatives. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
1793SSC2025English 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 results will have been published by the medical board before the conference begins.
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Correct option: C — The medical board will have published the results before the conference begins.
The medical board will have published the results before the conference begins. (Correct) (a) The medical board publishes the results before the conference begins. (Incorrect Tense) (b) The medical board has published the results before the conference begins. (Incorrect Tense) (d) The medical board will be publishing the results before the conference begins. (Incorrect Tense)
1794SSC2025English 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 original blueprints had been secured carefully by the engineers before construction commenced.
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Correct option: C — The engineers had secured the original blueprints carefully before construction commenced.
The engineers had secured the original blueprints carefully before construction commenced. (Correct) (a) The engineers has secured the original blueprints carefully before construction commenced. (Incorrect Tense) (b) The engineers secured the original blueprints carefully before construction commenced. (Incorrect Tense) (d) The engineers have secured the original blueprints carefully before construction commenced. (Incorrect Tense)
1795SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Change the following from active to passive: Researchers have been investigating the long-term psychological impact of social isolation on adolescents.
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Correct option: B — The long-term psychological impact of social isolation on adolescents has been being investigated by researchers.
The long-term psychological impact of social isolation on adolescents has been being investigated by researchers. (Correct) (a) The long-term psychological impact of social isolation has been investigated on adolescents by researchers. (Incorrect Tense) (c) The psychological impact had been investigated by researchers on adolescents. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) Social isolation impacts on adolescents have been investigated by researchers. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
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1796SSC2025English 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 evidence will have been reviewed by the judge before the hearing.
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Correct option: C — The judge will have reviewed the evidence before the hearing.
The judge will have reviewed the evidence before the hearing. (Correct) (a) The judge reviews the evidence before the hearing. (Incorrect Tense) (b) The judge had reviewed the evidence before the hearing. (Incorrect Tense) (d) The judge will be reviewing the evidence before the hearing. (Incorrect Tense)
1797SSC2025English 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 decision had been finalized by the board members before the announcement was made.
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Correct option: C — The board members had finalized the decision before the announcement was made.
The board members had finalized the decision before the announcement was made. (Correct) (a) The board members have finalized the decision before the announcement was made. (Incorrect Tense) (b) The board members finalized the decision before the announcement was made. (Incorrect Tense) (d) The board members has finalized the decision before the announcement was made. (Incorrect Tense)
1798SSC2025English 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 rules have been changed by the authorities.
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Correct option: C — The authorities have changed the rules.
The authorities have changed the rules. (Correct) (a) The authorities changed the rules. (Incorrect Tense) (b) The authorities have been changing the rules. (Incorrect Tense) (d) The authorities are changing the rules. (Incorrect Tense)
1799SSC2025English LanguageEnglish
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Change the following from active to passive: Policy advisors had extensively debated the implications of the reform during negotiations.
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Correct option: A — The implications of the reform had been extensively debated by policy advisors during negotiations.
The implications of the reform had been extensively debated by policy advisors during negotiations. (Correct) (b) The reform implications were being debated by the policy advisors during negotiations. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (c) Reform implications had been debated by advisors during negotiations. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) The implications had been under debate by advisors during negotiations. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
1800SSC2025English 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 necessary funds have been allocated by the finance committee for the research project.
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Correct option: C — The finance committee has allocated the necessary funds for the research project.
The finance committee has allocated the necessary funds for the research project. (Correct) (a) The finance committee allocated the necessary funds for the research project. (Incorrect Tense) (b) The finance committee is allocating the necessary funds for the research project. (Incorrect Tense) (d) The finance committee had allocated the necessary funds for the research project. (Incorrect Tense)

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English Language MCQ practice free online · page 180

Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The final audit had been delayed by the finance department without prior notice.

Change the following from active to passive: Policy analysts have been questioning the economic sustainability of large-scale public funding initiatives.

Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The results will have been published by the medical board before the conference begins.

Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The original blueprints had been secured carefully by the engineers before construction commenced.

Change the following from active to passive: Researchers have been investigating the long-term psychological impact of social isolation on adolescents.

Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The evidence will have been reviewed by the judge before the hearing.

Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The decision had been finalized by the board members before the announcement was made.

Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The rules have been changed by the authorities.

Change the following from active to passive: Policy advisors had extensively debated the implications of the reform during negotiations.

Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The necessary funds have been allocated by the finance committee for the research project.

English Language practice — common questions