Grammar - Voice and Narration — Important Questions
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SUMMARY: This chapter focuses on understanding and applying the rules of voice (active and passive) and narration (direct and indirect speech) in English grammar. KEY TOPICS: active voice, passive voice, direct speech, indirect speech, conversion rules, reporting verbs, tense changes, pronoun changes, sentence transformation, examples and exercises
Correct answer: Option 1 — A letter is written by her
Q21 Mark
Convert into active voice: The thief was caught by the police.
AThe police caught the thief
BThe police catches the thief
CThe police is catching the thief
DThe police has caught the thief
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Correct answer: Option 1 — The police caught the thief
Q31 Mark
Choose the correct passive: They are building a new bridge.
AA new bridge is built
BA new bridge is being built
CA new bridge has been built
DA new bridge will be built
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Correct answer: Option 2 — A new bridge is being built
Q41 Mark
Convert into indirect speech: She said 'I am happy.'
AShe said that she is happy
BShe said that she was happy
CShe says that she is happy
DShe told that she is happy
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Correct answer: Option 2 — She said that she was happy
Q51 Mark
Convert into indirect: He said 'I will go tomorrow.'
AHe said that he will go tomorrow
BHe said that he would go the next day
CHe said that he goes the next day
DHe told that he will go tomorrow
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Correct answer: Option 2 — He said that he would go the next day
Q61 Mark
Choose the correct indirect: She said 'Where are you going?'
AShe asked where I am going
BShe asked where I was going
CShe said where I was going
DShe asked where you were going
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Correct answer: Option 2 — She asked where I was going
Q71 Mark
Convert into passive: Someone has stolen my bicycle.
AMy bicycle is stolen
BMy bicycle was stolen
CMy bicycle has been stolen
DMy bicycle had been stolen
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Correct answer: Option 3 — My bicycle has been stolen
Q81 Mark
Convert into indirect: The teacher said 'Don't make noise.'
AThe teacher said don't make noise
BThe teacher told us not to make noise
CThe teacher said that we don't make noise
DThe teacher ordered we don't make noise
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Correct answer: Option 2 — The teacher told us not to make noise
Q91 Mark
Choose the correct passive: The chef will prepare the dinner.
AThe dinner will prepare by the chef
BThe dinner will be prepared by the chef
CThe dinner is prepared by the chef
DThe dinner has been prepared by the chef
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Correct answer: Option 2 — The dinner will be prepared by the chef
Q101 Mark
Convert into indirect: Mother said 'Please help me.'
AMother said please help me
BMother requested me to help her
CMother told that please help her
DMother said that I should help
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Correct answer: Option 2 — Mother requested me to help her
Q111 Mark
Choose: 'The meeting was postponed' is in:
AActive voice
BPassive voice
CFuture tense
DConditional
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Correct answer: Option 2 — Passive voice
Q121 Mark
Convert into passive: The students are reading the books.
AThe books are read
BThe books are being read
CThe books were read
DThe books have been read
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Correct answer: Option 2 — The books are being read
Q131 Mark
Convert into indirect: Ravi said 'I have finished my homework.'
ARavi said that he has finished his homework
BRavi said that he had finished his homework
CRavi told that he had finished his homework
DRavi said he finishes homework
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Correct answer: Option 2 — Ravi said that he had finished his homework
Q141 Mark
Choose the correct passive: Did she write the letter?
AWas the letter wrote by her
BWas the letter written by her
CDid the letter written by her
DHas the letter been written by her
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Correct answer: Option 2 — Was the letter written by her
Q151 Mark
Convert into indirect: He said 'I went to Mumbai last week.'
AHe said that he went to Mumbai last week
BHe said that he had gone to Mumbai the previous week
CHe said he goes to Mumbai
DHe told he had gone Mumbai last week
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Correct answer: Option 2 — He said that he had gone to Mumbai the previous week
Short Answer Questions10 questions
Q163 Marks
Convert into passive voice: 'They have built a new school.'
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'A new school has been built (by them).' Passive of present perfect: subject of active becomes object of by-phrase; verb becomes 'has/have been + V3'. The agent 'by them' is often dropped.
Q173 Marks
Convert into active voice: 'The work was completed by them yesterday.'
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'They completed the work yesterday.' Passive of past simple converts back: subject of by-phrase becomes new subject; auxiliary 'was' is removed and verb returns to V2.
Q183 Marks
Convert into passive: 'The committee will announce the results soon.'
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'The results will be announced (by the committee) soon.' Passive of future simple: 'will be + V3'. Object of active becomes subject of passive.
Q193 Marks
Convert into indirect speech: She said 'I am writing a letter now.'
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She said that she was writing a letter then. Rules applied: present continuous becomes past continuous; pronoun 'I' becomes 'she'; time-marker 'now' becomes 'then'.
Q203 Marks
Convert into indirect: 'Where do you live?' he asked me.
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He asked me where I lived. Rules: 'asked' replaces 'said' for questions; 'wh' word remains; question changes to statement order; present simple becomes past simple.
Q213 Marks
Convert into indirect: The captain said 'Stop running'.
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The captain ordered/told us to stop running. Imperative changes to 'told/ordered/asked/requested + object + to-infinitive'. The verb 'said' is replaced by an order verb.
Q223 Marks
Identify voice and convert: 'Mira sings a song.'
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Voice: Active. Passive: 'A song is sung by Mira.' Present simple passive uses 'is/am/are + V3'. The object becomes the subject and the agent is moved to a 'by'-phrase.
Q233 Marks
Convert into indirect: She said 'I will help you tomorrow'.
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She said that she would help me the next day. 'Will' becomes 'would'; pronoun 'I' becomes 'she' and 'you' becomes 'me'; 'tomorrow' becomes 'the next day' or 'the following day'.
Q243 Marks
Convert into passive: 'The students cleaned the classroom.'
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'The classroom was cleaned by the students.' Passive of past simple: 'was/were + V3'. The object 'classroom' becomes the subject and the agent moves into a 'by'-phrase.
Q253 Marks
Convert into indirect: 'Please pass the salt' she said.
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She requested me to pass the salt. The polite imperative with 'please' is reported using 'requested' or 'asked' followed by object + to-infinitive. The word 'please' is dropped.
