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A. My pocket was picked.
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B. Someone's pocket has been picked.
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C. My pocket has been picked.
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D. None of these
Explanation
The sentence is in present perfect tense ("has picked").
In passive voice: Object + has/have been + past participle → "My pocket has been picked."
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A. The house be cleaning by me every Saturday.
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B. The house will be cleaned by me every Saturday.
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C. The house will have been cleaned by me every Saturday.
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D. None of these
Explanation
Active: Subject + will/shall + first form of the verb + object.
Passive: Object of the active sentence + will/shall + be + past participle form of the verb + by + subject of the active sentence.
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A. A snake was killed by me.
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B. A snake is killed by me.
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C. A snake was kill by me.
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D. None of these
Explanation
The sentence is changed from active to passive voice.
The object "a snake" becomes the subject, and "killed" follows the passive structure "was + past participle."
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A. This wisdom was acquired by him only after much reading.
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B. None of these
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C. This wisdom has been acquired by him only after much reading.
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D. This wisdom will be acquired by him only after much reading.
Explanation
The sentence is in past tense ("acquired"), so the correct passive form uses "was acquired."
Past Indefinite Tense
Active voice: Subject + V2 + Object
Passive Voice: Object + was/were + V3 + by + Subject
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A. The enemy has been defeated by our army.
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B. The enemy has been defeated by our army.
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C. None of these
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D. The enemy had been defeated by the army.
Explanation
- In passive voice, the object of the active sentence ("the enemy") becomes the subject while retaining the same tense (present perfect).
- The verb form changes to "has been defeated," keeping the focus on the action rather than the doer (our army).
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A. My proposal will not be agreed by them
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B. My proposal would not be agreed by them
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C. My proposal would not be agreed to by them
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D. None of these
Explanation
- In passive voice, "agree to" must retain the preposition "to" as part of the verb phrase.
- The correct transformation keeps the structure intact: Subject + would not + be + past participle + to.
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A. The historical monuments had been shown to the visitors.
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B. The visitors were shown the historical monuments of Lahore
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C. The visitors will be shown the historical monuments of Lahore.
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D. None of these
Explanation
- In passive voice, the object ("the visitors") becomes the subject of the sentence.
- The verb "were shown" correctly indicates past tense and aligns with the passive structure.
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A. None of these
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B. Honesty is said to be the best policy but it is seldom acted upon
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C. A It is said that honesty is the best policy but that is seldom acted upon
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D. Honesty is that best policy which is seldom acted upon
Explanation
The correct passive voice sentence is:
Honesty is said to be the best policy but it is seldom acted upon.
"People say" becomes "is said"
"they seldom set upon it" becomes "it is seldom acted upon"
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A. Somebody has been slept in my bed
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B. None of these
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C. My bed has been slept in
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D. My bed has been sleeping
Explanation
In the passive voice, the subject (my bed) receives the action.
The verb structure changes to match the tense, making it "has been slept in."
This construction is appropriate for the present perfect tense.
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A. None of these
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B. The door will be opened by him.
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C. The door is opened by him.
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D. The door was opened by him.
Explanation
The sentence is in present simple tense.
In passive voice, it is converted to "is opened," as the structure is "is/are + past participle."
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