WBCS Prelims Active Passive Voice Questions 2024
1. Choose from the following options the appropriate passive form of the sentence:
Napoleon made the impossible possible.
(A) Possible was made the impossible by Napoleon.
(B) The impossible was made possible by Napoleon.
(C) Napoleon was made the impossible by possible.
(D) The impossible has been made possible by Napoleon.
Answer & Explanation
Correct Answer: (B) The impossible was made possible by Napoleon.
Explanation: The active sentence is in the Simple Past Tense (made). Therefore, the passive voice follows the structure:
Object + was/were + V³ + Complement + by + Subject
Exam Tip: When the object is followed by an object complement (e.g., possible, happy, chairman, captain), the complement remains unchanged in the passive voice.
- They elected him captain. → He was elected captain.
- Napoleon made the impossible possible. → The impossible was made possible by Napoleon.
WBCS Prelims Active Passive Voice Questions 2023
2. Correctly change the following sentence to the active voice, using the appropriate punctuation—
My daughter expressed her preference for History over English.
(A) My daughter says ‘I prefer History over English.’
(B) My daughter said, “I prefer History over English.”
(C) My daughter tells – ‘I prefer History over English.’
(D) My daughter told, “I prefer History over English.”
Answer & Explanation
Correct Answer: (B) My daughter said, “I prefer History over English.”
Explanation: The sentence is in the Simple Past Tense, so the reporting verb should be said. The direct speech must be enclosed in quotation marks, and after said, a comma is used before the quoted words.
WBCS Prelims Active Passive Voice Questions 2022
3. What is the most appropriate passive form of “Who has done the work?”
A. Who has been done the work?
B. By whom has been done the work?
C. Whom has done the work by?
D. By whom has the work been done?
Answer & Explanation
Correct Answer: (D). By whom has the work been done?
Explanation: The active sentence is in the Present Perfect Tense (has done). In the passive voice, the structure becomes:
By whom + has/have + Object + been + V³?
Exam Tip: For Present Perfect Interrogative sentences:
- Active: Who has + V³ + object?
- Passive: By whom has + object + been + V³?
WBCS Prelims Active Passive Voice Questions 2020
4. Correct passive form of the following sentence ‘Orange tastes sour’ is:
(A) Orange is tasted sour.
(B) Orange is sour after tasting.
(C) Orange is sour when tasted.
(D) Orange is tasted as sour.
Answer & Explanation
Correct Answer: (C) Orange is sour when tasted.
Explanation: The verb taste is a linking (copulative) verb in the sentence “Orange tastes sour.” Such sentences normally do not have a standard passive voice because taste describes a quality rather than an action performed on an object. Among the given options, “Orange is sour when tasted” is the only grammatically acceptable passive-like construction.
WBCS Prelims Active Passive Voice Questions 2019
5. Change the voice of the verb and select the correct answer: “The script is being written.”
(A) The script will have to be written.
(B) Write the script.
(C) They are writing the script.
(D) They have been writing the script.
Answer & Explanation
Correct Answer: (C) They are writing the script.
Explanation: The sentence is in the present continuous passive voice (is being + past participle). Its active voice is “They are writing the script.”, where the subject (they) performs the action in the present continuous tense.
Exam Tip: Remember these Active–Passive rules:
- Present Continuous (Active): Subject + is/am/are + V-ing + Object.
- Present Continuous (Passive): Object + is/am/are being + V³ (+ by + Subject).
- Use “being” only in the passive form of continuous tenses.
- The tense must remain unchanged when converting between active and passive voice.
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