All Categories MCQs
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General Description
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
66181
Let him finish the task.
Answer:
Let the task be finished by him.
For imperative sentences starting with "Let," the passive structure is **Let + Object + be + Past Participle (V3) + by + Agent**. Here, "the task" is the object and "him" is the agent. Therefore, "Let the task be finished by him" is the correct passive construction.
66182
He will not have read the book.
Answer:
The book will not have been read by him.
The sentence is in the **Future Perfect Tense**. The passive voice structure is **Object + will + not + have been + Past Participle (V3) + by + Subject**. "The book" is the object. Thus, "will not have been read" is the correct verb construction. Option (b) incorrectly uses "would". Options (c) and (d) are in the wrong tense.
66183
The children sang the national anthem with great enthusiasm.
Answer:
The national anthem was sung by the children with great enthusiasm.
The sentence is in the **Simple Past Tense**. The passive voice structure is **Object + was/were + Past Participle (V3) + by + Subject**. The object is "the national anthem" and the past participle of "sing" is "sung". Therefore, "The national anthem was sung..." is correct.
66184
Why did your brother write such a letter?
Answer:
Why was such a letter written by your brother?
This is a Wh-question in the **Simple Past Tense**. The passive structure is **Wh-word + was/were + Object + Past Participle (V3) + by + Subject + ?**. The object is "such a letter". The auxiliary verb "was" must come before the object in a question. Hence, "Why was such a letter written..." is the correct form.
66185
Please shut the door.
Answer:
the best choice.
The active sentence is an **imperative sentence** starting with "Please," which indicates a request. The standard passive form for such requests is **"You are requested to + V1 + Object"**. Therefore, "You are requested to shut the door" is the most appropriate answer. While (b) and (c) are grammatically possible passive forms for a command, the presence of "Please" makes (a) the best choice.
66186
The smugglers did not realize that the police were watching them.
Answer:
The smugglers did not realize that they were being watched by the police.
**Rule**: In a complex sentence with two clauses, only the clause with a transitive verb and an object can be changed to passive voice. Here, the main clause 'The smugglers did not realize' has no object. The subordinate clause 'the police were watching them' can be passivized.
- **Correct Answer (a)**: The main clause remains active. The subordinate clause, which is in the Past Continuous Tense, is changed to passive: 'they were being watched by the police'.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: Passivizing the main clause ('It was not realized') is possible but creates a more cumbersome sentence than option (a).
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: 'were not realized' is an incorrect passive construction for the verb 'realize' in this context.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: This incorrectly changes the tense of the subordinate clause to Past Perfect.
66187
The audience loudly cheered the Mayor's speech.
Answer:
The Mayor's speech was loudly cheered by the audience.
**Rule**: For a sentence in the Simple Past Tense, the passive voice structure is **Object + was/were + V3 + by + Subject**.
- **Correct Answer (a)**: The object 'The Mayor's speech' becomes the subject. Since it's singular, 'was' is used. The adverb 'loudly' is correctly placed before the past participle 'cheered'.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Simple Present.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Present Perfect.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Past Continuous.
66188
The court will have acquitted him by then.
Answer:
He will have been acquitted by the court by then.
**Rule**: To convert a Future Perfect Tense sentence to passive voice, the structure is **Object + will/shall + have been + V3 + by + Subject**.
- **Correct Answer (a)**: The object 'him' becomes the subject 'He'. The verb form 'will have been acquitted' is the correct passive construction for the Future Perfect Tense.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Future Simple.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: 'would' is an incorrect modal change.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Present Perfect.
66189
They have cancelled the flight.
Answer:
The flight has been cancelled.
**Rule**: For a Present Perfect Tense sentence, the passive structure is **Object + has/have + been + V3**. The agent ('by them') is often omitted when it is vague or obvious from the context.
- **Correct Answer (d)**: The object 'the flight' becomes the subject. Since it is singular, 'has' is used, followed by 'been' and the past participle 'cancelled'. Omitting 'by them' is natural here.
- **Incorrect Answer (a)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Past Perfect.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Simple Past.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Simple Present.
66190
Kindly grant me a leave for two days.
Answer:
You are requested to grant me a leave for two days.
**Rule**: Imperative sentences that make a request (often starting with 'Please' or 'Kindly') are converted into passive voice using the phrase **'You are requested to'** followed by the base form of the verb.
- **Correct Answer (a)**: The word 'Kindly' indicates a request. Therefore, the passive form 'You are requested to...' is the most appropriate structure.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: The original sentence is a request, not an order.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: While 'Let' can be used for imperatives, 'You are requested to' is a better fit for polite requests starting with 'Kindly'.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: 'Should' suggests advice or obligation, which does not accurately reflect the tone of the request.