Choose the correct passive voice transformation of the sentence: 'The manager has already reviewed all the pending applications.'

In Present Perfect Active, the structure is: Subject + has/have + V3 + Object. The passive form becomes: Object + has/have + been + V3 + (by + agent). Here, 'all the pending applications' becomes the new subject, so 'have been reviewed' is correct (plural subject). 'Already' is placed between 'have' and 'been' to retain the adverb's position. Option B is correct.

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Active & Passive Voice— Rules & Concept

Core ConceptRead this first — the foundation of the topic

CORE CONCEPT

Active Voice: The subject performs the action

Example

'Ram writes a letter.' Passive Voice: The action is performed on the subject

Example

'A letter is written by Ram.' The key difference is WHO is doing the action versus WHO is receiving the action

KEY TRANSFORMATION RULES

Object of active voice becomes subject of passive voice 2. Subject of active voice becomes object with 'by' in passive voice 3. Verb changes to 'be + past participle' form 4. Tense remains the same in both voices

Formula BlockMemorise — at least one formula appears in every paper

Active to Passive Transformation:

Subject + Verb + Object → Object + be/is/am/are/was/were + Past Participle + by + Subject

Tense-wise Formula:

Present Simple: do/does → is/am/are + Past Participle

Past Simple: did → was/were + Past Participle

Present Perfect: has/have + Past Participle → has/have been + Past Participle

Future Simple: will + base verb → will be + Past Participle

Exam PatternsWhat examiners ask — read before attempting PYQs

Direct conversion (Active to Passive or vice versa)

Identifying correct passive form from options

Error detection in voice usage

Fill in the blanks with correct voice form

ShortcutsUse these to save 30–60 seconds per question

#1 - THE 'BY' TEST: If you can add 'by someone' at the end of the sentence meaningfully, it's likely passive voice. If it sounds odd, it's active voice. SHORTCUT TRICK #2 - TENSE PRESERVATION: The tense never changes during voice conversion. If active is present tense, passive will also be present tense.

Only the verb form changes.

Worked ExampleSolve this step-by-step before moving on

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Step 1

Identify Subject (teacher), Verb (explains), Object (lesson)

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Make object the new subject → 'The lesson'

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Convert verb to passive form → 'is explained' (present simple)

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Add 'by' + original subject → 'by the teacher' Passive: 'The lesson is explained by the teacher.' WORKED EXAMPLE 2: Passive: 'The book was written by Shakespeare.'

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Identify passive structure (was written = past simple passive)

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Make 'by' phrase the new subject → 'Shakespeare'

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Convert to active verb → 'wrote' (past simple)

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Make original subject the object → 'the book' Active: 'Shakespeare wrote the book.' SHORTCUT TRICK #3 - MODAL VERB FORMULA: With modals (can, may, must, should): Active: Subject + Modal + Base Verb + Object Passive: Object + Modal + be + Past Participle + by + Subject Example: 'You must complete the work' → 'The work must be completed by you' THE #1 MOST COMMON TRAP: Students often change the tense while converting voice. Remember: TENSE STAYS THE SAME, only verb form changes. If the active sentence is in past tense, the passive will also be in past tense. Don't convert 'He wrote a letter' to 'A letter is written by him.' The correct answer is 'A letter was written by him.' Another major mistake is forgetting that some verbs cannot be made passive. Intransitive verbs (verbs without objects) like 'sleep', 'die', 'arrive' cannot be converted to passive voice. EXAM TIP: In SSC CGL, always read the entire sentence carefully. Look for time indicators (yesterday, tomorrow, always) to confirm the tense. This prevents the common error of wrong tense usage in voice conversion.

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Active & Passive Voice— Rules & Concept

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