ACTIVE PASSIVE PRACTICE  SET 6 SOLVED IN HINDI & ENGLISH (with options)

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1. People are not going to tolerate Government’s despotism.

Answer: A

Explanation:

Option ‘A’ (Government’s despotism is not going to be tolerated by people.). This is a SUBJECT + VERB + TO-INFINITIVE + OBJECT construction. In this construction the object of the infinitive in the active voice is taken as the subject of the sentence in the passive and the verb of the active remains to be the same, only the infinitive is changed into passive; e.g.

His colleagues started to respect Hari.
= Hari started to be respected by his colleagues.

2. They will say nothing more about the matter if someone returns the stolen gun.

Answer: C

3. If you cannot change the master, you cannot change the destiny.

Answer: D

4. We were made to work.

Answer: B

Explanation: Option ‘B’ (They made us work.). See that WORK is without TO (bare infinitive). Some verbs are there in English when used as main verbs in the active voice, take bare infinitives (V1 without TO). MAKE is such a verb. The other such verbs are WATCH, LET etc. But in the passive they all except LET take full infinitives (TO + V¹).

5. You are supposed to know how to drive.

Answer: B

Explanation: Option ‘B’ (You should know how to drive.). SUPPOSE in the passive if followed by the present infinitive of (TO + V¹), may convey an idea of duty; or convey an expectation/belief about something. And is not therefore the normal equivalent of SUPPOSE in the active. So, we can form actives of such a construction in any of the following ways unless we know the exact reasons.

a) It is your duty to know how to drive. OR You should know how to drive. (idea of duty)
b) People suppose you know how to drive. (belief)

6. People said that he was jealous of her.

Answer: B

Explanation: Option ‘B’ (It was said that he was jealous of her.). The verb of the sentence in the active voice (here SAID) is following a THAT-CLAUSE you see. Some of other such verbs are Feel, Believe, Consider, Know, Report, understand, Suppose, Think. When such is the case we form passive in either of the following ways:

i) It + Passive Verb of Main Clause + That-Clause as it is
ii) Subject of That-Clause + Passive Verb of Main-Clause + To-infinitive of Verb of That-Clause + Given Object/Adjective

EXAMPLES
a) People consider that Mohan is a fool.
= It is considered that Mohan is a fool.
= Mohan is considered to be a fool.

b) They say she will resign.
= It is said she will resign.
= She is said to be going to resign.

c) The public will learn with astonishment that war is imminent.
= It will be learned/learnt with astonishment that war is imminent.
= War will be learned/learnt to be imminent with astonishment.

NOTE-I: Clause after the verb SAY in sentence ‘b’ above is actually a THAT-CLAUSE as THAT after the verb ASK can always be omitted.

NOTE-II: Main problem we face in such a structure is that when we should use the present infinitive (TO + V1), when we should use the perfect infinitive (TO + HAVE + V³). If the time reference of the verb in the THAT-CLAUSE and the MAIN-CLAUSE is the same we use the present infinitive, and if the time reference of the verb in the THAT-CLAUSE is of an earlier time than the time reference of the verb of the MAIN-CLAUSE we use the perfect infinitive; e.g.

a) They said that he knew Katrina Kaif.
= He was said to know Katrina Kaif.

[In the above sentence, the verb of the THAT-CLAUSE is KNEW and verb of the MAIN-CLAUSE is SAID. We see the time reference of both these verbs is the same, so we’ve used the present infinitive (TO KNOW).]

b) They think that he acted foolishly.
= He is thought to have acted foolishly.

[In the above sentence, the verb of the THAT-CLAUSE is ACTED and the verb of the main clause is THINK. We see that the time reference of both these verbs is different, so we’ve used the perfect infinitive (TO HAVE ACTED) here.]

7. Teachers should be respected.

Answer: D

8. He is supposed to have escaped disguised as a woman.

Answer: C

Explanation: Option ‘C’ (People suppose that he escaped disguised as a woman.). SUPPOSE in the passive if followed by the present infinitive of (TO + V¹), may convey an idea of duty; or convey an expectation/belief about something. And is not therefore the normal equivalent of SUPPOSE in the active. So, we can form actives of such a construction in any of the following ways unless we know the exact reasons.

a) It is your duty to know how to drive. OR You should know how to drive. (idea of duty)
b) People suppose you know how to drive. (belief)

9. What amused you?

Answer: C

Explanation: Option ‘C’ (By what were you amused?). AMUSE is a causative verb, so you can’t use the preposition AT. We use AT or any other preposition other than BY when the verb is not an action, rather it’s telling the state of mind or feeling or a situation we use AT; e.g.

a) I know her.
=She is known to me.

b) The boy’s work pleased the teacher.
= The teacher was pleased with the boy’s work.

10. Will those happy days be ever forgotten by me?

Answer: B

Explanation: Option ‘B’ (Shall I ever forget those happy days?). In the future tenses with I we use SHALL, not WILL.

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