CBSE Questions for Class 8 English Transformation Of Sentences Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.

The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in the active voice.

The correct answer is D) We are taught grammar by him.

Option D is correct as the given sentence is in the active voice and to transform it into the passive voice the subject of the given sentence (He) comes in the place of the object(To whom does he teaches grammar?  (we-indicated by'us') and vice versa. Also, as the sentence is in the simple present tense.

Options A,B, and C are not correct as 'grammar' cannot be used as the subject in the transformed sentence, the given sentence is not in the present continuous tense, and the preposition 'to' is missing respectively.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option A is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used and the given direct speech is in the simple future tense.

Options B,C, and D are wrong as 'shall', 'requested', and 'says' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is A)She asked if she should thread the needle.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option A is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'ordered' is used and the given direct speech is in the simple present tense.

Options B, C, and D are wrong as 'requested', 'told' and 'says' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is A)He ordered to bring a chair at once.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option B is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used with the past continuous tense.

Options A, C, and D are wrong as 'that what' cannot be used, 'I' cannot come after the helping verb, and 'here' cannot be used int the reported speech respectively.

The correct answer is BMy brother asked me what I was doing there.

An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.

The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in the active voice.

The correct answer is B)Tea is grown in Darjeeling.

Option B is correct as the given sentence is in the active voice and to transform it into the passive voice the subject of the given sentence (Darjeeling) comes in the place of the object(tea) and vice versa. Also, as the given sentence is in the simple present tense.

Options A,C, and D are wrong as it is in the active voice , 'let' changes the meaning of the given sentence, and the sentence is not in the present continuous tense respectively,

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option A is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'requested' is used and the given direct speech is in the simple present tense.

Options B, C, and D are wrong as 'ordered', 'advised' and 'her' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is A)I requested my sister to give me more money.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option C is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'ordered' is used and the given direct speech is in the simple present tense.

Options A,B, and D are wrong as 'was', 'says' and 'ordered' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is C)My father said that the earth is round

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option B is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'wished' is used and the given direct speech is in the simple present tense.

Options A, C, and D are wrong as 'blessed' cannot be used, 'prayed' changes the meaning, and  'said to' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is B)She wished me a happy Diwali.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option D is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'told' is used.

Options A,B, and C are wrong as 'I' cannot be used, the meaning changes and 'I' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is D)My brother told me that when he was young, he used to play cricket.

An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.

The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in the active voice.

The correct answer is A)The dues had been cleared by them.

Option A is correct as the subject of the given sentence (They) comes in place of the object (the dues) and vice versa, the same tense is used (past perfect tense) using the appropriate helping verb (had) with 'been' and the past participle of the main verb (clear).

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option C is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'requested' is used and the given direct speech is in the simple present tense.

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'told', 'pleaded', and 'asked' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is C)He requested his father to increase his pocket money

An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.

The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in the active voice.

The correct answer is B) Students are taught by the professor.

Option B is correct as the subject of the given sentence ( the professor) comes in the place of the object (students) and vice versa and the transformed sentence is also in the simple present tense and is transformed using the past participle form of the main verb with the helping verb (are-as 'students' is plural').

Options A, B, and D are wrong as the given sentence is not in the present continuous tense, the subject of the given sentence is not used in the place of the object, and the helping verb 'are' is missing respectively.

An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.

The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in the active voice.

The correct answer is A)The questions are being solved by me.

Option A is correct as the subject of the given sentence (I) comes in the place of the object (the questions) , the same tense is used (present continuous tense) , and the appropriate helping verb (are-'questions' is plural)  with 'being' and the past participle of the main verb (solve).

An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.

The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in the active voice.

The correct answer is C)Is the question being answered by him?

Option C is correct as the subject of the given sentence ( he) comes in the place of the object (the question) and vice versa.

Also, as the given sentence is an interrogative sentence, the helping verb comes before the subject, the transformed sentence is also in the present continuous tense and 'being' is used with the past participle form of the main verb (answer).

Options A, B, and D are wrong as the given sentence is interrogative, the helping verb 'is' comes before the subject of the transformed sentence, and verb +ing form cannot be used in the transformed sentence respectively.

An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.

The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in the active voice.

The correct answer is B)A picture was being drawn by him.

Option B is correct as the subject of the given sentence (He) comes in the place of the object (a picture), the transformed sentence is also in the past continuous tense and uses 'was being' with the past participle of the main verb(draw).

Options A, C, and D are wrong as the given sentence is not in the simple past tense, 'been' is not used, and the past participle form of the main verb (draw) is not used respectively.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option C is correct as the sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and 'didn't' is used. 

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'you', 'he' and 'she' cannot be used respectively. 

The correct answer is C)Ann told me that I didn't like fish.

An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.

The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in the active voice.

The correct answer is D)is owned.

The option D is correct as the given sentence is in the active voice and the simple present tense, and so, the blank should be filled by 'is + owned'(past participle form of the main verb).

Options A, B, and C are wrong as 'by' indicates that the incomplete sentence is in the passive voice and so 'owns' cannot be used because it is used in the active voice when the sentence is in the simple present tense, the previous sentence is in the simple present tense, and 'is owning' cannot be used respectively.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option B and C are correct as the proper introductory verb 'asked' is used, appropriate conjunction 'if/whether' is used and the given question is in simple present tense so the reported sentence uses the simple past tense and 'your' becomes 'her' and ends with a full stop.

Options C and D are not correct as the simple past tense is not used while transforming the sentence to the indirect speech and 'said' cannot be used as the introductory verb as the sentence inside the inverted commas is interrogative.

The correct answer is B) Ann asked Jane if she was her friend. and C)Ann asked Jane if she was her friend.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option C is correct as the sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'advised' is used with the appropriate preposition 'to' after 'not'.

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'that', 'told' and 'do not' cannot be used respectively. 

The correct answer is C)I advised her not to worry.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option C is correct as the sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and 'couldn't' is used. 

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'I', 'he' and 'can't' cannot be used respectively. 

The correct answer is C)Ann said to him that she couldn't drive.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Options C and D are correct as the question inside the inverted commas is transformed into an affirmative sentence using the past perfect tense (had) as the question is in the present perfect tense and uses the appropriate introductory verb (ask) in the past tense. 

Options A and B are wrong as 'that' and 'told' cannot be used.

The correct answer is C)Ann asked me if I had ever been to the United States. and D)Ann asked me whether I had ever been to the United States. 

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. Direct speech is found in plays and quotations. In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.

Option C is correct as the given statement is a command and to transform a command to indirect speech, the introductory verb 'order' is used with 'to' , and 'your own' is changed to 'his own'.

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'told', 'advised', and 'that cannot be used in the transformation.

The correct answer is C)I ordered him to mind his own business.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option A is correct as the given sentence is in the present perfect tense and to report it, the past perfect tense is used and the appropriate introductory verb (tell) is used in the past tense.

Options B, C, and D are wrong as 'has' and 'said to' cannot be used.

The correct answer is A)Ann told Jane that she had a very well paid job. 

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Options A and B are correct as the question inside the inverted commas is transformed into an affirmative sentence using the past continuous tense (was working) as the question is in the present continuous tense and uses the appropriate introductory verb (ask) in the past tense. The conjunctions 'if' and 'whether' both can be used to join the two clauses.

Options C and D are wrong as 'told' and 'you' cannot be used.

The correct answer is A)Ann asked me if I was working the next day.  and B)Ann asked me whether I was working the next day. 

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option D is correct as the sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'ordered' is used. 

Options A, B, and C are wrong as 'that', 'told' and 'requested' cannot be used respectively. 

The correct answer is D)I ordered him to hurry up.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option C is correct as the sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and 'didn't' is used. 

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'I', 'doesn't' and 'you' cannot be used respectively. 

The correct answer is C)Ann told Jane that she did not have any brothers or sisters.