In each of the following questions, a sentence is given in active voice. From the given options, choose the one that correctly expresses the same idea in passive voice.

1. The teacher punished the students who had not done their homework.

a) The students who had not done their homework punished by the teacher.

b) The students who had not done their homework had been punished by the teacher.

c) The students who had not done their homework were punished by the teacher.

d) The students who did not do their homework were being punished by the teacher.

2. People consider him to be a genius.

a) He is considered to be a genius.

b) He considered to be a genius by people.

c) He is considered genius by people.

d) He was considered to be a genius.

3. You need to clean those carpets properly.

a) Those carpets need to clean properly.

b) Those carpets will need to be cleaned properly.

c) Those carpets need to be cleaned properly.

d) Those carpets are needed to clean properly.

4. The supervisor was reading out the instructions.

a) The instructions were reading out by the supervisor.

b) The instructions were being reading out by the supervisor.

c) The instructions were being read out by the supervisor.

d) The instructions are being read out by the supervisor.

5. The cat has drunk all the milk.

a) All the milk has been drunk by the cat.

b) All the milk is drunk by the cat.

c) All the milk had been drunk by the cat.

d) All the milk is being drunk by the cat.

Answers

1. c) The students who had not done their homework were punished by the teacher.

2. a) He is considered to be a genius.

3. c) Those carpets need to be cleaned properly.

4. c) The instructions were being read out by the supervisor.

5. a) All the milk has been drunk by the cat.