Sentence Structure | MCQs
A. The thief was caught by the police yesterday.
B. The thief was being caught by the police yesterday.
C. None of these
D. The thief is caught by the police yesterday.
Explanation
The thief was caught by the police yesterday .
The sentence is changed to passive voice in the past tense .
" Was caught " correctly matches the past action " caught ."
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A. She is needed by my help.
B. None of these
C. My help needs her.
D. My help is needed by her.
Explanation
The object " my help " becomes the subject in passive voice .
The verb changes to " is needed ," and the subject " she " becomes " by her ."
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A. Has the truth not been told by you?
B. Was the truth not told by you?
C. Is not the truth being told by you?
D. Is the truth not told by you?
Explanation
The sentence is in present continuous tense (" are telling "), so the passive form uses " is being told. "
" You " becomes " by you " and " the truth " becomes the subject in the passive voice.
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A. Interrogative
B. Passive voice
C. Direct speech
D. Active voice
Explanation
In passive voice, the subject of the sentence receives the action.
In this case, "the mouse" is the subject and it's receiving the action of being chased.
The word "was" is a form of the verb "to be," which is a key indicator of passive voice, along with the past participle "c hased".
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A. None of these
B. Cookies have been baked by them
C. Cookies were baked by them
D. Cookies are being baked by them
Explanation
Present continuous tense in active becomes "is/are being + past participle" in passive.
“ Are baking ” becomes “ are being baked .”
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A. A beautiful song is composed by him.
B. None of these
C. A beautiful song was composed by him.
D. A beautiful song had been composed by him.
Explanation
The sentence is in the simple past tense (" He composed ").
The passive form uses " was " + past participle ("composed").
So, " A beautiful song was composed by him ." is the correct passive voice.
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A. I had hoped that my locker would be fixed while I was away, but it wasn’t
B. None of these
C. I had hoped that my locker would be fixed while I was away, but it wasn’t
D. I hoped that my locker would be fixed while I was away but it wasn’t
Explanation
Identify the Object and Subject:
Active Voice : "I had hoped that they would fix my locker while I was away, but they didn’t." Object : my locker Subject : they Convert to Passive Voice:
The object (" my locker ") becomes the subject of the sentence. The verb phrase " would fix " changes to " would be fixed " to reflect the passive construction. The original subject (" they ") is omitted as it is unspecified in the passive voice.
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A. A film was being watched by her
B. A film is being watched by her
C. None of these
D. A film will be watched by her
Explanation
Active Voice : She was watching a film. ( The subject "she" is performing the action)
Passive Voice: A film was being watched by her. ( The subject "a film" is receiving the action)
In the passive voice , the focus is on the object (the film) rather than the subject (she).
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A. Democracy is a better form of Government
B. Democracy is a better form of Government people said.
C. Democracy is said to be a better form of Government.
D. None of these
Explanation
The correct Passive Voice sentence is: Democracy is said to be a better form of Government.
This sentence correctly transforms the active voice sentence " People say that democracy is a better form of Government " into passive voice, emphasizing the subject " democracy " rather than the doer " people ".
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A. A strange noise could be heard in the dark
B. No noise could be heard in the dark
C. None of these
D. A strange noise was heard in the dark
Explanation
The sentence is converted into passive voice by making " a strange noise " the subject, and " could be heard " retains the modal verb structure.
This aligns with proper grammar and meaning.
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