General English Active And Passive Voice Jkssb Mcqs (301 MCQs) | JKSSB & SSC Quiz

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Question 11 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: Who wrote this beautiful poem?

A
By whom was this beautiful poem written?
B
By who was this beautiful poem written?
C
Who was this beautiful poem written by?
D
Both a and c are correct.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

'By whom...' is formal, but 'Who... written by?' is also grammatically accepted in modern English.
Question 12 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: Why did he deprive you of your rights?

A
Why were you deprived of your rights by him?
B
Why did you deprive of your rights by him?
C
Why had you been deprived of your rights by him?
D
Why was you deprived of your rights by him?

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Interrogative in past simple 'did' changes to 'was/were' in passive voice.
Question 13 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: Close the door.

A
The door is closed.
B
Let the door be closed.
C
You are ordered to close door.
D
Let the door close.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Imperative sentences usually take the 'Let + object + be + V3' structure.
Question 14 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: Do not insult the poor.

A
The poor should not be insulted.
B
Let the poor not be insulted.
C
Let not the poor be insulted.
D
All of the above.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Negative imperatives can be transformed using 'should not be' or 'Let... not be'.
Question 15 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: Please give me a book.

A
Let a book be given to me.
B
You are requested to give me a book.
C
A book should be given to me.
D
I must be given a book.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

When 'please' or 'kindly' is used, the passive structure usually starts with 'You are requested to'.
Question 16 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: He gave me a pen.

A
I was given a pen by him.
B
A pen was given to me by him.
C
Both a and b are correct.
D
Neither a nor b is correct.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Sentences with two objects (direct and indirect) have two possible passive forms.
Question 17 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: They made him the king.

A
He was made the king by them.
B
The king was made to him by them.
C
He is made the king by them.
D
The king had been made him by them.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'King' is an object complement, not a direct object. Therefore, only 'He' can be the subject of the passive voice.
Question 18 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: One must keep one's promises.

A
Promises must be kept by one.
B
Promises must be kept.
C
One's promises must be kept.
D
Promises must keep.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

In sentences with indefinite subjects (one, someone, nobody), the subject and possessive pronoun are dropped in passive voice.
Question 19 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: People say that he is a spy.

A
It is said that he is a spy.
B
He is said to be a spy.
C
That he is a spy is said by people.
D
Both a and b are correct.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Clauses acting as objects can be transformed using an introductory 'It' or by making the subject of the clause the subject of the passive verb.
Question 20 Discuss

Select the correct passive form: It is time to close the shop.

A
It is time that the shop is closed.
B
It is time for the shop to be closed.
C
The shop is time to be closed.
D
It is time to be closed the shop.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

'It is time + to + V1 + object' changes to 'It is time + for + object + to be + V3'.