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Voice & Narration — Questions with Solutions

4 solved Voice & Narration 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: We shall have dispatched the invitations before Friday evening.

  1. A. The invitations shall have dispatched before Friday evening.
  2. B. The invitations shall have had been dispatched before Friday evening.
  3. C. The invitations shall have be dispatched before Friday evening.
  4. D. The invitations shall have been dispatched before Friday evening.

Solution

Future perfect active 'shall have dispatched' converts to passive 'shall have been dispatched'.

Q2. Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The photos will be printed by the studio within an hour.

  1. A. The studio prints the photos within an hour.
  2. B. The studio will print the photos within an hour.
  3. C. The photos printed by the studio soon.
  4. D. The studio had printed the photos in an hour.

Solution

Passive 'will be printed by the studio' converts directly to active 'The studio will print'.

Q3. A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech. Ravi said, 'I like this pen.'

  1. A. Ravi said he liked that pen.
  2. B. Ravi said he like that pen.
  3. C. Ravi said he liked this pen.
  4. D. Ravi said he likes that pen.

Solution

In indirect speech, the present tense changes to past tense ('like' to 'liked') and 'this' changes to 'that'.

Q4. A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech. The judge said that justice must be served at any cost.

  1. A. 'Justice should be served at any cost,' said the judge.
  2. B. 'Justice must be served at any cost,' the judge said.
  3. C. 'We serve justice at any cost,' said the judge.
  4. D. 'One must serve justice,' the judge said.

Solution

The indirect speech perfectly matches the exact direct modal structure 'must be served' found in option 2.