Voice - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

31

Do you understand what I mean?

A) What I mean is that understood by you? B) Was what I mean understood by you? C) Is what I mean understood by you? D) What I mean is understood by you?

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Is what I mean understood by you?

32

Whom does he look for?

A) Whom he is looked after for? B) Who is looked after for him? C) Who is looked for by him? D) Whom he looked after by?

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Who is looked for by him?
We change WHOM into who. Don't forget keeping the ? at the end.

Rule :
Who + helping verb + Subject + V³ + Other objects + ?(question mark).

33

They say that you did that.

A) You are told to do that. B) You are advised to do that. C) You did that said by them. D) You are said to have done that.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

In this sentence, the original sentence "They say that you did that." would be transformed into "You are said to have done that." to maintain the passive voice construction. The verb "say" is changed to "said to have done" in the passive voice, indicating the action being reported.

34

I am doing sums.

A) Sums are done by me. B) Sums are being done by me. C) I must be doing the sum. D) Sums must be done by me.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Sums are being done by me.
Given sentence is in Present continuous tense.

Rule :
Subject + (is /am / are) + V³ + being + Other agents.

35

The noise of traffic kept me awake.

A) I was kept awake by the noise of the traffic. B) The traffic kept me awake by noise. C) I kept myself awake due to the noise of the traffi D) I remained awake by the noise of the traffic.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

I was kept awake by the noise of the traffic.

Given sentence is in Past simple tense and it is in active voice, we need to change it into passive voice.

Rule :
Subject + (was / were) + V³ + Optional Agents.

36

He was congratulated by his teacher on his brilliant success in the recent examination.

A) He congratulated his teacher on his brilliant success in the examination. B) His teacher congratulated him for his brilliant success in the recent examination. C) His teacher congratulated him on his brilliant success in the examination. D) His teacher congratulated him.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

His teacher congratulated him for his brilliant success in the recent examination.
Given sentence is in form of passive voice and it is in Past Simple Tense.

Rule :
Subject + V² + Other agents.

37

People speak English all over the world.

A) English is spoken all over the world. B) English was spoken all over the world. C) English was spoken by people. D) English is spoken by people.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

English is spoken all over the world.

Given sentence is in Present simple tense.

Rule :
Subject + (is /am /are) + V³+ Other agents.

38

Who gave you permission to enter?

A) By whom were you given permission to enter? B) By whom was you given permission to enter? C) By whom you were given permission to enter? D) By whom were given you permission to enter?

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Let's analyze the options:
Option A: By whom were you given permission to enter?
This is the correct answer. The original sentence has "who" as the subject (the one performing the action of giving permission). In the passive voice, "you" becomes the subject (receiving the permission), and the verb changes to "were given." "By whom" indicates the agent (the person who gave permission). The word order correctly reflects passive voice structure.

Option B: By whom was you given permission to enter?
This option is incorrect because it uses the incorrect verb conjugation. "Was" should be "were" to agree with the plural pronoun "you".

Option C: By whom you were given permission to enter?
This option is grammatically incorrect. The word order is flawed. The passive construction requires the auxiliary verb ("were") to come before the subject ("you").

Option D: By whom were given you permission to enter?
This option is incorrect due to the incorrect word order. The auxiliary verb "were" and the past participle "given" should come before the subject "you".

39

The principal has granted him a scholarship.

A) A scholarship has granted to him by the principal. B) He has been granted a scholarship by the Principal C) He has granted a scholarship by the Principal. D) A scholarship was granted to him by the principal.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

He has been granted a scholarship by the Principal.

The given sentence is in active voice and it is in Present Perfect Tense.

Rule :
Subject + (has /have) + been + V³ + Other agents.

40

Before festivals the shops are thronged with men, women and children making various purchase.

A) During festival people throng the shops. B) Men, women and children throng the shops before festival making various purchases. C) Men, women and children make purchases during festivals. D) The shops are thronged by people making purchases.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Men, women and children throng the shops before festival making various purchases.

Given sentence is in Passive voice and in Present Simple Tense. We need to change it into active voice. While changing the voice objects becomes subject and subject changes into object.

Rule :
Subject + V¹ + Other agents.