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Active/Passive Voice — Questions with Solutions

4 solved Active/Passive Voice questions from English Comprehension, as asked in SSC CGL and other SSC exams. Read the answer and explanation below, then practise the full set in the practice section.

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Q1. Change the following from active to passive: They have been ignoring preservation of the records for years.

निम्नलिखित को एक्टिव से पैसिव में बदलें: They have been ignoring preservation of the records for years.

  1. A. Preservation of the records had been ignored by them for years.
  2. B. Preservation of the records is being ignored by them for years.
  3. C. Preservation of the records was being ignored by them for years.
  4. D. Preservation of the records has been being ignored by them for years.

Solution

Present perfect continuous passive takes 'has been being + V3'.

Q2. Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: It was being reported by several sources that the mission had been compromised internally.

नीचे दिए गए वाक्य को उसके पैसिव वॉयस स्ट्रक्चर से एक्टिव वॉयस स्ट्रक्चर में बदलें: It was being reported by several sources that the mission had been compromised internally.

  1. A. Several sources were reporting that the mission had been compromised internally.
  2. B. The mission was compromised, several sources reported.
  3. C. The sources were reporting an internal mission compromise.
  4. D. The mission had compromised several internal sources.

Solution

The passive 'was being reported by' changes to active 'were reporting'.

Q3. Change the following from active to passive: Citizens can rarely access archived stamps without clearance.

Change the following from active to passive: Citizens can rarely access archived stamps without clearance.

  1. A. Archived stamps can rarely being accessed without clearance.
  2. B. Archived stamps could rarely be accessed without clearance.
  3. C. Archived stamps can rarely be accessed without clearance.
  4. D. Archived stamps are rarely able to be accessed without clearance.

Solution

The active modal verb structure 'can access' transforms into 'can be accessed' in the passive structure.

Q4. Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The parcel is delivered to the reception desk every evening.

Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The parcel is delivered to the reception desk every evening.

  1. A. The reception desk delivers the parcel every evening.
  2. B. Someone delivers the parcel to the reception desk every evening.
  3. C. The reception desk has delivered the parcel every evening.
  4. D. The parcel delivers itself to the reception desk every evening.

Solution

The passive sentence with an implied agent changes to active voice using 'Someone' as the subject.