Examples Of Interrogrative Sentence In Passive And Passive Voice

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Q1. In the question, a sentence has been given in active/passive voice. Out of the given four alternatives, suggest the one which best expresses the given sentence in passive/active voice

Once every month, the cleaning lady spring cleans our house.

1. The cleaning lady spring cleans our house once every month,
2. Once every month, the cleaning lady will spring clean our house
3. Once every month, the cleaning lady comes to spring clean our house
4. Our house is spring cleaned, once every month, by the cleaning lady

Ans:4
Solution: The sentence is in the active voice and it is a declarative sentence, stating facts or opinions In a declarative sentence, the subject normally comes before the verb. …show more content…

1. In Alice in wonderland, what did the Mad Hatter say?
2. The Mad Hatter said what in ‘Alice in Wonderland’?
3. What said Mad Hatter in ‘Alice in Wonderland’?
4. What was said by the Mad Hatter, in ‘Alice in Wonderland’?

Ans:4
Solution: The sentence is in the active voice and it is an interrogative sentence. An interrogative sentence is a sentence in the form of a question. The interrogative sentence always asks a question and ends with a question mark. The question ‘wh’ words that begin the sentence do so even in the passive voice. So, we have—question word + to be verb+ thing doing action+ verb. e.g. What /did/ the Mad Hatter/ say.
In interrogative passive sentences, we have—question word + to be verb+ past participle of verb + by + thing doing action. So we can give the passive voice sentence as- What /was /said /by/ the Mad Hatter. ‘in ‘Alice in Wonderland’’ is added on information. Thus, option 4 is the suitable answer.

Q4. In the question, a sentence has been given in active/passive voice. Out of the given four alternatives, suggest the one which best expresses the given sentence in passive/active voice

Did she see you there?

1. Were you seen by her, …show more content…

Imperatives are commands or requests. Sentences at times, are without a given subject. So we have-- Let +object +be + past participle form of the verb. Hence these can be changed into passive by using 'Let' in the beginning and be+ past participle form of the verb. ‘You’ is an understood or an implied subject. Since a past participle verb is used in the passive voice, ‘post’ will change to ‘posted’. So we can give the passive voice sentence as ‘Let/ the article / be / posted. ‘on our school intranet’ is an added information. Thus, option 4 is the suitable

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