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In the following questions, the sentences have been given in Active / Passive Voice. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive / Active Voice.

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Who gave you permission to enter?

A. By whom were you given permission to enter?

B. By whom was you given permission to enter?

C. By whom you were given permission to enter?

D. By whom given you permission to enter?

Correct Answer :

A. By whom were you given permission to enter?


The Auxiliary Verb that should be used with you is were and not was. Again, as the given sentence is an Interrogative sentence, in Passive form also, the sentence will be Interrogative, that is inn Verb + Subject form. Keeping these two conditions in mind, if we judge the given options we find option (a) correct.

Related Questions

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They greet me cheerfully every morning.

A. Every morning I was greeted cheerfully.

B. I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning.

C. I am being greeted cheerfully by them every morning.

D. Cheerful greeting is done by them every morning to me.

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You should open the wine about three hours before you use it.

A. Wine should be opened about three hours before use.

B. Wine should be opened by you three hours before use.

C. Wine should be opened about three hours before you use it.

D. Wine should be opened about three hours before it is used.

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I was obliged to go.

A. Circumstances obliges me to go.

B. Circumstances oblige me to go.

C. Ctrcumstances obliged me to go.

D. Circumstances oblige I should go.

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The boy has rung the bell

A. The bell has been rung by the boy.

B. The bell was being rung by the boy.

C. The bell was rung by the boy.

D. The bell has been being rung by the boy.

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We added up the money and found that it was correct.

A. The money was added up and found to be correct.

B. Correct it was found and the money was added up.

C. The money added up by us and it was correctly found.

D. The money added up by us found it was correct.

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James Watt discovered the energy of steam.

A. The energy of steam discovered James Watt.

B. The energy of steam was discovered by James Watt.

C. James Watt was discovered by the energy of steam.

D. James Watt had discovered energy by the steam.

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Trespassers shall be prosecuted.

A. The authorities may prosecute trespassers.

B. The authorities might prosecute trespassers.

C. The authorities can prosecute trespassers.

D. The authorities shall prosecute trespassers.

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My mother bakes cakes.

A. My mother is baking a cake.

B. A-cake is being baked by my mother.

C. Cakes are baked by my mother.

D. A cake was baked by my mother.

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The teacher punished the boys who had not done their home work.

A. The boys who had not done their homework had been punished by their teacher.

B. The boys were punished by their teacher who had not done their homework.

C. The boys who had not done their homework were punished by the teacher.

D. The boys who had not done their homework were being punished by the teacher.

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The convict was found guilty by the jury.

A. The jury found that the convict was guilty.

B. The jury finds the convict guilty.

C. The jury found the convict guilty.

D. The jury convicted him.

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We have warned you.

A. You have been warned.

B. Warned you have been.

C. We have you warned.

D. Have you been warned.

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Everyone praises good men.

A. Everyone give praises to good men.

B. Good men are given praises by everyone.

C. Good men are being given praises by everyone.

D. Good men are praised by everyone.

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Women like men to flatter them.

A. Men are liked by women to flatter them.

B. Women like to be flattered by men.

C. Women like that men should flatter them.

D. Women are liked to be flattered by men.

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He was driving the car so fast that it skidded on the snowy road.

A. The car had been driven by him so fast that it skidded on the snowy road.

B. The car has been driven by him so fast that it skidded on the snowy road.

C. The car was driven by him so fast that it skidded on the snowy road.

D. The car was being driven by him so fast that it skidded on the snowy road.

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Two motorcycle mechanics were arrested for their alleged involvement in innumerable vehicle thefts.

A. The police has arrested two motorcycle mechanics for their alleged involvement in innumerable vehicle thefts.

B. The police arrested two motorcycle mechanics for their alleged involvement in innumerable vehicle thefts.

C. For their alleged involvement in innumerable vehicle thefts, police had arrested two motorcycle mechanics.

D. For their alleged involvement in innumerable vehicle thefts, two motorcycle mechanics have been arrested.

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The government has launched a massive tribal welfare programme in Jharkhand.

A. The Government in Jharkhand has launched a massive tribal welfare programme.

B. Jharkhand government has launched a massive tribal welfare programme.

C. A massive tribal welfare programme is launched by the government in Jharkhand.

D. A massive tribal welfare programme has been launched by the government in Jharkhand.

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The boy did not break the glass.

A. The glass was not broken by the boy.

B. The glass is not broken by the boy.

C. The glass had not been broken by the boy.

D. The glass has not been broken by the boy.

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The lady of the house was furnishing the mansion.

A. The mansion has been furnished by the lady of the house.

B. The mansion was being furnished by the lady of the house.

C. The mansion is being furnished by the lady of the house.

D. The mansion is furnished by the lady of the house.

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Who can count the stars in the sky?

A. By whom can the stars in the sky be counted?

B. By whom can be stars in the sky counted?

C. By whom could the stars be counted in the sky?

D. By whom could the stars in the sky be counted?

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He was disgusted with the flattery of his assistant.

A. The flattery of his assistant disgusted him.

B. His assistants flattery had disgusted him.

C. He was disgusted with his assistant for his flattery.

D. The flattery of this assistant will disgust him.

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They will inform the police.

A. The police will be informed by them.

B. The police will inform them.

C. The police are informed by them.

D. Informed will be the police by them.

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I have lost my book.

A. my book have been lost.

B. my book must have been lost.

C. my book had been lost.

D. rny book has been lost.

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Somebody told me that there had been an explosion in the Town Hall.

A. I was told by somebody about the explosion in the Town Hall.

B. I was told about the explosion in the Town Hall.

C. I was informed that there was an explosion in the Town Hall.

D. I was told by somebody that there had been an explosion in the Town Hall.

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The boys were playing cricket.

A. Cricket has been played by the boys.

B. Cricket was played by the boys.

C. Cricket was being played by the boys.

D. Cricket had been played by the boys.

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The principal will announce the results.

A. The results will have announced by the principal.

B. The results were announced by the principal.

C. The results will be announced by the principal.

D. The results are announced by the principal

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Sita was reading the Gita.

A. The Gita was being read by Sita.

B. The Gita were being read by Sita.

C. Gita was being read by Sita.

D. he Gita was read by Sita.

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They will demolish the entire block.

A. The entire block will have to be demolished by them.

B. The block may be demolished entirely.

C. The entire block will be demolished by them.

D. The entire block is being demolished.

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They have built a perfect dam across the river.

A. Across the river a perfect dam was built.

B. A perfect dam has been built by them across the river.

C. A perfect dam should have been built by them.

D. Across the river was a perfect dam.

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What one must do, one must do properly.

A. What must be done, must be done properly.

B. It must be done properly what one must do.

C. It must be done what one must do properly.

D. One must do properly what has to be done.

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The waiter filled the glasses with water.

A. The waiter was filled the glasses with water.

B. The water were filled in the glasses by waiter.

C. The glasses filled with water by the waiter.

D. The glasses were filled with water by the waiter.