Voice Change | MCQs

Explanation

Why were your parents disobeyed by you?

In passive voice, the object (your parents) becomes the subject, and the verb adjusts to match the correct tense and structure.

Explanation

The sentence "Wheat was not sold cheap" is in the passive voice.

As the subject (wheat) is receiving the action rather than performing it.

The focus is on the action, not the doer.

Explanation

• The given sentence is in the present indefinite tense.
• The structure followed to change the voice of the present indefinite tense is 'object+ is/am/are+ V3+ by+ subject'.
• Therefore, the correct passive voice of the given sentence is 'An important announcement regarding the foreign policy is expected today.'
• Note: In the given sentence, subject is understood, hence, 'by+ subject (by us)' is not given in the passive voice.

Explanation

My wallet has been stolen.

In passive voice, the correct structure for recent events uses "has been" with the past participle.

It indicating that the action occurred recently but the focus is on the result.

Explanation

She wanted to know what I was doing there.

This is the correct way to report the original direct speech sentence in indirect speech.

When converting direct speech to indirect speech:

• The question becomes a statement
• The pronoun "you" becomes "I"
• The verb tense changes to the past simple ("are" becomes "was")

Explanation

The original sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the subject (He) received an action (was given another chance).

The active form of the sentence reveals who performed the action (His employer).

The correct active sentence is "His employer gave him another chance."