1.
Select the passive voice of "His behavior surprised me."
a) l was surprised at his behaviour.
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b) I was surprise with his behaviour.
c) I was surprised to his behaviour.
d) I was surprised his behaviour.
ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: l was surprised at his behaviour.
Explanation:`
His behavior surprised me-এই বাক্যটি Past indefinite tense-এ আছে।
** Past indefinite sentence কে passive voice এ রুপান্তরের structure:
Active voice এর object এর subject form + was/were + verb এর past participle + by/at/to + active voice এর subject এর object form.
** Annoy, charm, displease, dissatisfy, marvel, please, shock, stun, surprise, vex ইত্যাদি verb এর past participle এর পরে ব্যাক্তি (person) থাকলে with বসে এবং আচরণ, কর্ম, গুণ বা কোনো বিষয়, ঘটনা থাকলে at বসে।
প্রশ্নোক্ত বাক্যে passive form-এ surprise এর পর his behaviour থাকায় at বসবে।
Active: His behavior surprised me.
Passive: l was surprised at his behaviour.
2.
The passive form of the sentence 'I have killed the bird' is-
a) The bird have been killed by me.
b) The bird has been being killed by me.
c) The bird has killed by me.
d) The bird has been killed by me.
✓
ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: The bird has been killed by me.
Explanation:`
I have killed the bird-এই বাক্যটি Present perfect tense-এ আছে।
Present perfect tense এর ক্ষেত্রে passive করার নিয়ম: subject + have/has + been + verb এর past participle form + by + object.
Active: I have killed the bird.
Passive: The bird has been killed by me.
3.
The correct passive form of the sentence 'I saw him fall from the tree' is_
a) He was seen by me to fall from the tree.
b) The tree was seen to fall by me.
c) He was seen to fall from the tree by me.
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d) He was seen falling from the tree by me.
ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: He was seen to fall from the tree by me.
Explanation:
'I saw him fall from the tree'এই বাক্যটি Past indefinite tense-এ আছে।
** Past indefinite sentence কে passive voice এ রুপান্তরের structure:
Active voice এর object এর subject form + was/were + verb এর past participle + by/at/to + active voice এর subject এর object form. আর যদি make, feel, hear, bid, read, know, behold, see ইত্যাদি থাকে, তখন passive voice-এ এদের পর to বসে।
Active: I saw him fall from the tree.
Passive: He was seen to fall from the tree by me.
4.
The correct passive form of the sentence. 'They elected him captain' is -
a) He is elected captian by them.
b) He was elected captain by them.
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c) He has been elected captain by them.
d) Captain is elected him by them.
ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: He was elected captain by them.
Explanation:
They elected him captain-এই বাক্যে captain হচ্ছে complement. আর এটাকে factitive objectও বলা হয়। আর Pronominal object হলো him.
** Factitive object যুক্ত past indefinite tense এর passive করার নিয়ম:
Pronominal object কে sub + was/were + verb (past participle) + factitive object + by + sub কে object.
Active: They elected him captain.
Passive: He was elected captain by them.
5.
The passive form of the sentence 'His sudden death shocked me' is:
a) I was shocked by his sudden death.
b) I was shocked to his sudden death.
c) I was shocked to know his sudden death.
d) I was shocked at his sudden death.
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ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: I was shocked at his sudden death.
Explanation:
His sudden death shocked me-এই বাক্যটি Past indefinite tense-এ আছে।
** Past indefinite sentence কে passive voice এ রুপান্তরের নিয়ম:
Active voice এর object এর subject form + was/were + verb এর past participle + by/at/to + active voice এর subject এর object form.
বাক্যে shock থাকলে, verb এর পর by এর পরিবর্তে at হবে।
Active: His sudden death shocked me.
Passive: I was shocked at his sudden death.
6.
Passive form of 'Sugar sells at sixty taka a kilogram'-
a) Sugar is sold by sixty taka a kilogram.
b) Sugar is sold at sixty taka.
c) Sugar costs sixty taka a kilogram when it is sold.
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d) Sugar sold sixty taka a kilogram.
ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: Sugar costs sixty taka kilogram when it is sold.
Explanation:
কোনো কোনো verb, Active voice এ ব্যবহৃত হয়েও passive এর অর্থ প্রকাশ করে, এই ধরনের verb-কে Quasi-passive verb বলে। যেমন: taste, feel, sell, cost, smell, sound ইত্যাদি।
Quasi-passive verb যুক্ত Active voice কে Passive করার নিয়ম:
Subject + is/are + Quasi-passive verb এর past participle + adjective.
Sugar sells at sixty taka a kilogram এর passive:
Sugar is sold at sixty taka a kilogram.
আবার when দিয়ে করতে হলে-
Sugar costs sixty taka a kilogram when it is sold.
7.
Change the voice : 'Who is calling me?'
a) By whom am I called?
b) By whom I am called?
c) By whom am I being called?
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d) Whom am I called by?
ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: By whom am I being called?
Explanation:
Who যুক্ত continuous sentence কে passive করার structure:
By whom + am/is /are/were/was + object কে subject + being + verb (past participle)+ ?
Active: Who is calling me?
Passive: By whom am I being called?
8.
Identify the correct passive form of the sentence below: 'Do you know them?'
a) Are they known by you?
b) Would they be known by you?
c) Are they known with you?
d) Are they known to you?
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ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: Are they known to you?
Explanation:
Primary auxiliary verb যেমন- Do, did, does থাকলে passive voice এ এগুলো বসবে না । তখন am/is/are/was/were/has/had/have দিয়ে passive voice এ রূপান্তরের নিয়ম:
Am/is/are/was/were/has/had/have + object কে sub+ verb(past participle) + by/to/at + subject কে object.
Active: Do you know them?
Passive: Are they known to you?
9.
Identify the right passive voice of 'It is impossible to do this'-
a) Doing this is impossible
b) This is impossible to be done
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c) This is must be done
d) This can't be done
ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: This is impossible to be done.
Explanation:
Infinitive (to+ verb) এর passive হচ্ছে to be + V3.
Examples:
Active: It is impossible to do this.
Passive: This is impossible to be done.
Active: There is no time to lose.
Passive: There is no time to be lost.
তবে infinitive এর পূর্বে যদি Adjective থাকে তাহলে passive করা যাবে না। যেমন- English is not (easy) to learn. (এটা to be learnt হবে না)।
10.
"Who planted this tree here?" The correct passive voice of this sentence is-
a) By whom the tree was planted here?
b) The tree was planted here by whom?
c) By whom had the tree been planted here?
d) By whom was this tree planted here?
✓
ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: By whom was this tree planted here?
Explanation:
Who যুক্ত Present/Past indefinite sentence কে passive করতে হলে
By whom + am/is /are/was/were + object কে subject + verb এর past participle + ?
Active: Who planted this tree here?
Passive: By whom was this tree planted here?
11.
The correct passive form of 'You must shut these doors' is-
a) These must be shut doors
b) Shut the doors you must
c) Shut must be the doors
d) These doors must be shut
✓
ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: These doors must be shut.
Explanation:
Modal verb যুক্ত sentence কে passive করার ক্ষেত্রে structure হবে:
Obj. কে sub + can/may/might/should/could/must + be + verb(past participle)+ by+ sub কে obj. উপরের sentence টিতে you উহ্য থাকবে।
Active: You must shut these doors
Passive: These doors must be shut.
12.
A lion may be helped even by a little mouse. (Active form)
a) A little mouse may even help a lion.
b) Even a little mouse may help a lion.
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c) A little mouse can even help a lion.
d) Even a little mouse ought to help a lion.
ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: Even a little mouse may help a lion.
Explanation:
প্রশ্নোক্ত বাক্যটি passive form-এ আছে।
Passive থেকে active করার structure: Obj কে sub + modal auxiliary+ base form verb+ object.
Active: Even a little mouse may help a lion.
Passive: A lion may be helped even by a little mouse.
13.
Give the correct passive form of 'My teacher embodies all the good qualities'.
a) All the good qualities are embodied by my teacher.
b) All the good qualities are embodied in my teacher.
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c) All the good qualities are embodied to my teacher.
d) All the good qualities are embodied on my teacher.
ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: All the good qualities are embodied in my teacher.
Explanation:
My teacher embodies all the good qualities-ই বাক্যটি Present indefinite tense-এ আছে।
Present/Past indefinite sentence কে passive voice এ রুপান্তরের structure:
Active voice এর object এর subject form + am/is/are/was/were + verb এর past participle + by/at/to + active voice এর subject এর object form.
Embodied এর পর passive করার ক্ষেত্রে by হবে না, in হবে।
Active: My teacher embodies all the good qualities.
Passive: All the good qualities are embodied in my teacher.
14.
Choose the correct form (passive) of 'Who will do the work?'
a) Who will be done the work?
b) Who will done the work?
c) By whom will the work be done?
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d) Whom will the work be done?
ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: By whom will the work be done?
Explanation:
Interrogative sentence যদি Who দিয়ে শুরু হয়, তাহলে passive voice করার সময় By whom দিয়ে শুরু হবে।
Structure হবে: By whom+ auxiliary verb+ subject+ be+ verb(past participle)+ object?
Active: Who will do the work?
Passive: By whom will the work be done?
15.
Identify the correct passive form: Open the window.
a) The window should be opened.
b) Let the window be opened.
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c) Let the window be opened by you.
d) The window must be opened.
ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: Let the window be opened.
Explanation:
Open the window-এটি একটি Imperative sentence.
Imperative sentence এ আদেশ, অনুরোধ, উপদেশ ইত্যাদি বোঝালে, বাক্যটির passive voice এর structure হবে: Let+ object + be+ verb(past participle).
Active: Open the window.
Passive: Let the window be opened.
16.
The passive form of the sentence: 'Some children were helping the wounded man'.
a) The wounded man was helped by some children.
b) The wounded man was helping some children.
c) The wounded man was being helped by some children.
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d) The wounded man was to be helped by some children.
ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: The wounded man was being helped by some children.
Explanation:
Some children were helping the wounded man-বাক্যটি Past continuous tense-এ আছে।
Present/Past continuous tense এর passive Voice এ রুপান্তরের নিয়ম:
Object টির subject + am/is/are/was/were+ being+ verb (past participle)+ by+ subject টির object.
Active: Some children were helping the wounded man.
Passive: he wounded man was being helped by some children.
17.
The best passive form of the sentence : 'We don't like idle people'-
a) We are not liked by idle people.
b) Idle people are not like us.
c) Idle people are not liked by us.
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d) Idle people are not of our liking.
ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: Idle people are not liked by us.
Explanation:
We don't like idle people-বাক্যটি Present indefinite tense-এ আছে।
Present/Past indefinite sentence কে passive voice এ রুপান্তরের নিয়ম:
Active voice এর object এর subject form +am/is/are was/were + verb এর past participle + by/at/to + active voice এর subject এর object form.
Active: We don't like idle people.
Passive: Idle people are not liked by us.
18.
The correct passive of 'Sheila was writing a letter' is-
a) A letter was writing by Sheila.
b) A letter was being writing by Sheila
c) A letter was being written by Sheila.
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d) A letter was been written by Sheila
ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: A letter was being written by Sheila.
Explanation:
Sheila was writing a letter--বাক্যটি Past continuous tense-এ আছে।
Present/Past continuous tense এর passive Voice এ রুপান্তরের নিয়ম:
Object টির subject + was/were+ being+ verb(past participle)+ by+ subject টির object.
Active: Sheila was writing a letter.
Passive: A letter was being written by Sheila.
19.
People always remember the patriots. Which of the following is the best passive form of the above sentence?
a) The patriots will always be remembered by people.
b) The patriots are always being remembered
c) People are always remembered by the patriots
d) The patriots are always remembered.
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ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: The patriots are always remembered.
Explanation:
People always remember the patriots-বাক্যটি Present indefinite tense-এ আছে।
Present/Past indefinite sentence কে passive voice এ রুপান্তরের নিয়ম:
Active voice এর object এর subject form +am/is/are was/were + verb এর past participle + by/at/to + active voice এর subject এর object form.
Active: People always remember the patriots.
Passive: The patriots are always remembered.
20.
Which one is the correct passive voice of 'Don't do it'
a) let not it be done
b) let it be not done
c) let it be done not
d) let it not be done
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ব্যাখ্যা:
Answer: let it not be done.
Explanation:
Don't do it-এটি একটি Negative imperative sentence.
Negative imperative sentence কে passive এ রুপান্তরের নিয়ম: Let+ not+ object+ be + verb (past participle). যদি pronoun থাকে সেক্ষেত্রে passive করার সময় pronoun-এর পর not বসাতে হবে।
Active: Don't do it.
Passive: let it not be done. (Pronoun 'it' আছে, তাই it এর পর not বসেছে)
