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Piyush Kumar Singh
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Top 10 Most Important Change Voice Verbal Problems.

Reference : Change Voice

Q1. Transform this complex causative structure: "The manager had the team working overtime and made them complete the project before deadline."

  • Working overtime was had by the team and completion of the project before deadline was made by the manager.
  • The team had been made to work overtime and complete the project before deadline by the manager.
  • The team was made to work overtime and had been made to complete the project before deadline by the manager.
  • The team was had working overtime and was made to complete the project before deadline by the manager.

Q2. Select the correct passive voice for this progressive perfect continuous sentence: "Scientists have been observing these deep-sea creatures for the past decade, and they will continue monitoring them for another five years."

  • These deep-sea creatures will have been being observed by scientists for a decade, and will be monitored for another five years.
  • These deep-sea creatures have been being observed by scientists for the past decade, and they will continue to be monitored for another five years.
  • These deep-sea creatures have been observed by scientists for the past decade, and monitoring will be continued for another five years.
  • These deep-sea creatures had been being observed by scientists for the past decade, and they will be continued to be monitored for another five years.

Q3. Convert this multi-clause sentence with mixed modals: "Someone must have forgotten to lock the door, which could have let the thieves enter easily."

  • Forgetting to lock the door must have occurred, by which easy entry could have been permitted to the thieves.
  • The door must have been forgotten to be locked, which could have let the thieves enter easily.
  • The door must have been left unlocked, which could have allowed entry by the thieves easily.
  • The door must have been forgotten to be locked, by which the thieves could have been let to enter easily.

Q4. Transform this sentence with embedded infinitive: "The committee expected the candidate to submit the proposal and to present it to the board."

  • The candidate was expected to submit the proposal and it was expected to be presented to the board by the committee.
  • The proposal was expected to be submitted and presented to the board by the candidate by the committee.
  • It was expected by the committee that the proposal would be submitted and presented to the board by the candidate.
  • The candidate was expected by the committee to submit the proposal and to present it to the board.

Q5. Choose the correct passive form of this gerund-based sentence: "We appreciate your taking the time to review our proposal and sharing your insights."

  • The reviewing of our proposal and sharing of your insights are appreciated by us.
  • The time taken to review our proposal and the insights shared are appreciated.
  • It is appreciated that you have taken the time to review our proposal and shared your insights.
  • Your taking the time to review our proposal and sharing your insights is appreciated.

Q6. Convert this complex conditional with multiple clauses: "If someone had alerted the authorities earlier, they would have caught the suspects, who might have revealed their accomplices."

  • If earlier alerting of the authorities had occurred, catching of the suspects would have happened, possibly leading to revelation of their accomplices.
  • Had the authorities been alerted earlier, the suspects would have been caught and their accomplices might have been revealed.
  • The authorities could have been alerted earlier, then the suspects would have been caught, and their accomplices might have been revealed.
  • If the authorities had been alerted earlier, the suspects would have been caught, who might have revealed their accomplices.

Q7. Transform this sentence with multiple time frames: "After they had processed the data, the researchers analyzed it thoroughly and will publish their findings next month."

  • The data had been processed, was thoroughly analyzed by the researchers, and findings will be published next month.
  • The data, having been processed, was analyzed thoroughly by the researchers and findings will be published by them next month.
  • After being processed, the data was thoroughly analyzed by the researchers and the findings will be published next month.
  • After the data had been processed, it was thoroughly analyzed by the researchers and their findings will be published next month.

Q8. Select the proper passive voice for this sentence with reported speech: "The witness claimed that she saw the suspect entering the building and heard him talking on the phone."

  • Entering the building was seen and talking on the phone was heard by the witness, as she claimed.
  • The suspect was claimed by the witness to have been seen entering the building and to have been heard talking on the phone.
  • The suspect was seen entering the building and was heard talking on the phone, as claimed by the witness.
  • It was claimed by the witness that the suspect was seen entering the building and was heard talking on the phone.

Q9. Convert this sentence with multiple objects: "The storm has destroyed the crops, damaged the buildings, and left the community without power."

  • The storm has caused the crops to be destroyed, the buildings to be damaged, and the community to be left without power.
  • The crops, buildings, and community's power have been destroyed, damaged, and eliminated respectively by the storm.
  • By the storm, destruction of crops, damage to buildings, and leaving the community without power has occurred.
  • The crops have been destroyed, the buildings have been damaged, and the community has been left without power by the storm.

Q10. Transform this complex question with embedded clause: "Who authorized the team to proceed with the experiment that could have endangered the participants?"

  • Who was responsible for authorizing the team's proceeding with the potentially endangering experiment?
  • The team was authorized by whom to proceed with the experiment that could have endangered the participants?
  • By whom was the team authorized to proceed with the experiment that could have resulted in the endangerment of the participants?
  • By whom was the team authorized to proceed with the experiment by which the participants could have been endangered?

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