Change the following complex sentences into simple sentences.
They pick the flowers fresh every morning.
Answer: C
None of the options other than option (c) make sense grammatically. Also, the correct transition of simple past would be ‘are picked’. Also, the subject needs to become the object and vice versa. Keeping both these things in mind, the answer is option (c).
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Those who worked hard seldom obtained good marks.
Answer: D
The tense of the sentence is not past/present perfect or past/present continuous ‘been’ and ‘being’ cannot be used. The sentence is in past tense so option (d) is the most apt choice
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People call him a fool
Answer: B
It is a simple present tense sentence because the first form of verb is given (active voice) to us. Its transformation to passive tone would be of the form ‘is / am / are + past participle form of the verb'. So, option (c) is correct.
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Answer: C
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We serve hot meals till 10.30 guests can order, coffee and sandwiches up to 11.30
Answer: C
It is a simple present tense sentence because the first form of verb is given (active voice) to us. Its transformation to passive tone would be of the form ‘is / am / are + past participle form of the verb'. So, option (c) is correct.
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Who gave you permission to enter?
Answer: A
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, which is in Verb + Subject form. Keeping these two conditions in mind, if we judge the given options.
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Before festivals the shops are thronged with men, women and children making various purchases
Answer: B
The given sentence is in Passive form. Here subject is "the shops" and object is "Men, women and children". So, a sentence where "the shops" is used as the object and "men, women and children" is used as the Subject should be chosen as the answer. Here also, we should not miss any information supplied in the original sentence.
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One cannot expect children to understand these problems
Answer: A
None of the options other than option (a) makes sense grammatically; therefore the basic rule that the meaning should be exactly the same after the conversion is defeated. Option (a) would be chosen
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A lion does not eat grass, however hungry he may be
Answer: A
Simple present ‘does not eat’ needs to become ‘not eaten’ for the conversion into passive form. So, option (b) and option (d) are rejected as they use ‘being’ which is generally used with present or past continuous forms. Out of option (a) and option (c), the latter is rejected as it does not conform to proper sentence formation rules
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We are reaching the end of this exercise.
Answer: B
Option (a) and Option (c) are totally out of question as it drastically changes the meaning of the sentence. The sentence being in present continuous form, it needs its verb to be converted into the ‘being’ form for the right transformation (i.e. to passive voice). Hence, option (b) is correct
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