Active Passive Voice Test

Change the sentences from Active Voice to Passive Voice or vice versa.

1. BBC Radio broadcast the programme.
2. He hit the boy.
3.  Do not shut the door.
4. Let me do the sum.
5. You ought to obey your parents.
6. You should have done the work.
7. I have to do a lot of work.
8. Who will beat me?
9. We sell radios here.
10. People will soon forget it.
11. We prohibit smoking.
12. The field is ploughed.
13. Your behaviour vexes me.
14. We expect good news.
15. He seems to have eaten the mangoes.
16. The man appears to have beaten the boy.
17. People say that he is a spy.
18. People believe that he has been living in India for 5 years.
19. Newspapers reported that the meeting had been successful.
20. People know that he was a thief.
21. People consider him a great poet.
22. We know that he is an honest man.
23. We think that he is the best player.
24. People suppose that he is a liar.
25. They seem to have done the work.

 Answers.

1. The programme was broadcast by BBC Radio.
2.  The boy was hit by him
3.  Let not the door be shut.
4. Let the sum be done by me.
5.  Your parents ought to be obeyed.
6. The work should have been done by you.
7. A lot of work has to be done by me.
8. By whom shall I be beaten.
9. Radios are sold here.
10. It will be forgotten soon.
11. Smoking is prohibited.
12. Farmers plough the field.
13.  I am vexed at your behaviour.
14. Good news is expected.
15. The mangoes seem to have been eaten by him.
16. The boy appears to have been beaten by the man.
17. He is said to be a spy.
18. He is believed to have been living in India for 5 years.
19. The meeting was reported to have been successful.
20. He is known to have been a thief.
21. He is considered a great poet.
22. He is known to be an honest man.
23. He is thought to be the best player.
24. He is supposed to be a liar.
25. The work seems to have been done by them.

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Test on Tenses 3

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1. I remember _______ to hospital.
   a. to take
   b. taking
   c. taken
   d. being taken
   Answerd
2. Ho long _______ for me?
   a. .are you waiting
   b. do you wait
   c. have you been waiting
   d. did you wait
   Answerc
3. Do you know where he _______ then?
   a. was
   b. is
   c. has been
   d. had been
   Answera
4. Did you know what he _______ earlier?
   a. did
   b. had done
   c. has done
   d. does
   Answerb
5. We _______ friends since 2009.
   a. are
   b. were
   c. have been being
   d. have been
   Answerd

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Answers to Clause Identification

For Questions, refer to the Clause Identification post

1.       Noun Clause

2.       Adjective Clause

3.       Noun Clause

4.       Adjective Clause

5.       Adverbial Clause

6.       Noun Clause

7.       Co-ordinate Clause

8.       Principal Clause

9.       Noun Clause

10.   Adverbial Clause

11.   Noun Clause

12.   Noun Clause

13.   Adjective Clause

14.   Adjective Clause

15.   Noun Clause

16.   Adjective Clause

17.   Adverbial Clause

18.   Adverbial Clause

19.   Noun Clause

20.   Adjective Clause

21.   Noun Clause

22.   Noun Clause

23.   Adverbial Clause

24.   Noun Clause

25.   Adjective Clause

26.   Noun Clause

27.   Adverbial Clause

28.   Adverbial Clause

29.   Adjective Clause

30.   Noun Clause

31.   Adjective Clause

32.   Adverbial Clause

33.   Noun Clause

34.   Noun Clause

35.   Adverbial Clause

36.   Noun Clause

37.   Noun Clause, as appositive

38.   Adjective Clause

39.   Noun Clause

40.   Adverbial Clause

41.   Adverbial Clause

42.   Adjective Clause

43.   Adverbial Clause

44.   Noun Clause

45.   Adverbial Clause

46.   Adjective Clause

47.   Co-ordinate Clause

48.   Adjective Clause

49.   Noun Clause, as object

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Clause Identification

Identification of clauses is a tricky matter in English Grammar. A clause may be nominal or adjectival depending on its position and function in the sentence.
Identify whether the following underlined clauses are Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Co-ordinate or Principal Clause. Mouse over (don't Click) answers at the end of sentences.

1. Tell me where you are now. Answer
2. Don’t do anything that hurts your teacher. Answer
3. I can’t remember when he came here Answer
4. He gave me everything I asked for. ----Answer
5. If I were you, I would not do this.----Answer
6. I can’t remember where I was born.----Answer
7. He worked hard but could not succeed.----Answer
8. Wait here until I return.----Answer
9. I wonder if he can help me ----Answer
10. We’ll buy everything you produce provided the price is reasonable ----Answer
11. Nobody can explain why he failed.----Answer
12. This is where I was born. ----Answer
13. This is the boy we have been looking for. ----Answer
14. This is the book Rana has been looking for. ----Answer
15. This is what he said about you. ----Answer
16. The money she spends comes from abroad.
17. Wherever you go I shall follow you.
18. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
19. I have no objection to what you are saying.
20. I can’t utter the words he said
21. It seemed that it would rain.
22. I am sure that you will pass the test.
23. Were I your friend, I would help you.
24. The teacher asked me where I was born.
25. She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen
26. Tell me where he was born.
27. Stay where you are.
28. Walk fast lest you should miss the train.
29. I know the girl you love.
30. I know whom you love.
31. Show me the place where you were born.
32. Had you been there, I would give you the news.
33. Who she is is still a mystery.
34. Nobody is happy with what they have
35. Strike the iron while it is red.
36. This is where I live.
37. The news that he has come back is not true.
38. The news that you gave me is not true.
39. He asked me if I was a student.
40. Wherever he goes, his son goes with him.
41. He could not come, for he was ill.
42. The man you spoke to is my brother.
43. Do as I say.
44. May I ask when you will come back.
45. You can put the book wherever you like.
46. The moment you lose is lost for ever.
47. Read attentively or you will fail.
48. I can’t remember the time when I came here.
49. Do what I say 

Answers

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Active and Passive Voice

1. Active:People say that he is a spy. Passive:__________________________

2. Passive: My pen has been lost. Active: _____________________

3. Active: He seems to have stolen the money. Passive: The money ______________________

4. The boy appears (beat)_________ just now

5. Active: People believe that he is living in India. Passive: He ____________________ in India.

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Flash Quiz 1

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Test on Tenses 2

1. This is the first time I........................
have been abroad
was abroad
had been abroad
has been abroad

2. By May, I ............. this car for five years.
will have
will have had
will be having
have had

3. "How long have you been with this company?" " I ............................ there for two years by January?"
will work
will be working
have been working
will have been working

4. " How long have you been sitting here?"
within fifteen minutes
about half an hour ago
in about an hour
since two o'clock

5. By the time he got home, it ................... raining.
will stop
has stopped
had stopped
stopped

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Item-wise Preparation

If you want to fully prepare yourself for BCS Preliminary Test, you have to check whether you have finished the following topics listed below:

1. Analogy
2. Antonym
3. Collocation
4. Completing Sentence
5. Conditional Sentence
6. Confusing Words
7. Conjunctions
8. Corrections
9. Definition of Words

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Test on Tenses

Test on Tenses
Choose the correct options for each of the questions given below and press the Get Score button. Find out the correct answers in the Text Box below.

1. I'll see you in August when I _____ back.
will come
came
will have com
come
2. My friend _____ when the lesson started.
hasn't arrived
wasn't arrived
hadn't arrived
wasn't arriving

3. Alex didn't come to see the film last night because he _____ it before.
saw
had seen
has seen
was seen

4. A cold wind _____ for the last three days.
has been blowing
blows
is blowing
blew

5. 13. July 10th is my wedding anniversary. Next month, my husband and I will _____ for twenty years.
marry
have married
be married
have been married


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