Question 1

Identify the error in the sentence: The report (A) / was prepared by (B) / the team of experts (C) / last week. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses passive voice appropriately ('was prepared by') with proper subject-verb agreement (singular 'report' with singular 'was'). The time marker 'last week' correctly pairs with simple past tense. All underlined parts follow standard grammar rules.

Question 2

Identify the error in the sentence: The documents (A) / have been signed (B) / by the manager (C) / yesterday. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (D). The time marker 'yesterday' is incompatible with present perfect tense ('have been signed'). Present perfect is used for actions with ongoing relevance to the present, while 'yesterday' is a definite past time marker that requires simple past tense. The correct form should be 'were signed yesterday' (passive voice, simple past).

Question 3

Identify the error in the sentence: The new policy (A) / will be implemented (B) / by the government (C) / next month. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses future passive voice ('will be implemented') appropriately with the future time marker 'next month'. The subject 'policy' (singular) agrees with 'will be' (singular). All parts follow standard grammar rules for passive voice in future tense.

Question 4

Identify the error in the sentence: The award (A) / has been given (B) / to the students (C) / who have worked hard. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses present perfect passive voice ('has been given') appropriately, indicating an action completed in the recent past with present relevance. The relative clause 'who have worked hard' correctly uses present perfect tense, maintaining tense consistency. Subject-verb agreement is correct throughout.

Question 5

Identify the error in the sentence: The letter (A) / was being written (B) / by the secretary (C) / when the manager arrived. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses past continuous passive voice ('was being written') to show an action in progress at a specific past moment, interrupted by another past action ('when the manager arrived'). This is the correct construction for showing two simultaneous past actions. All parts follow standard grammar rules.

Question 6

Identify the error in the following sentence:

The report (A) / was prepared by the team (B) / and submitted to (C) / the manager yesterday. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. All parts follow proper passive voice construction with correct tense consistency and preposition usage.

Question 7

The report (A) was prepared / (B) by the team / (C) and submitted / (D) to the board yesterday. No error

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses passive voice consistently ('was prepared' and 'submitted') with proper agent introduction ('by the team'). The past tense is appropriate for a completed action ('yesterday'). All parts maintain parallel structure and correct voice agreement.

Question 8

The documents (A) should be signed / (B) by both parties / (C) before they are submitted / (D) for approval. No error

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses passive voice consistently throughout ('should be signed' and 'are submitted'). The modal auxiliary 'should' correctly precedes the passive structure. The temporal clause 'before they are submitted' maintains proper tense agreement (present tense in conditional context). The agent 'by both parties' is correctly introduced. All parts work together coherently.

Question 9

The proposal (A) was rejected / (B) because it was not considered / (C) feasible by the committee / (D) members. No error

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses passive voice consistently ('was rejected' and 'was not considered'). The past tense is appropriate for a completed action. The negation 'not' is correctly placed before the past participle in the passive structure. The agent 'by the committee members' is properly introduced. The causal relationship ('because') logically connects the two clauses. All parts maintain correct grammar and coherent meaning.

Question 10

Identify the error in the following sentence:

The report (A) / which was prepared by the senior analyst / (B) have been submitted to the board (C) / before the deadline was announced. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (C). The subject 'report' is singular, but the verb 'have been' is plural. In passive voice, the auxiliary verb must agree with the subject in number. Since 'report' is singular, the correct form should be 'has been submitted', not 'have been submitted'. The sentence uses passive voice (was prepared, have been submitted), and subject-verb agreement applies regardless of voice.

Question 11

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The report (A) / which was submitted by the manager / (B) have been reviewed (C) / by the entire committee yesterday. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (C). The subject 'report' (singular) requires the singular auxiliary verb 'has' not 'have'. Although 'which was submitted by the manager' is a relative clause, it does not change the number of the main subject. The correct form should be 'has been reviewed'.

Question 12

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The proposal (A) / which was discussed extensively (B) / in the meeting have been forwarded (C) / to the board of directors for approval. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (C). The subject 'proposal' is singular, but the auxiliary verb 'have' is plural. The correct form should be 'has been forwarded'. The relative clause 'which was discussed extensively' does not change the number of the main subject.

SBI Clerk Active & Passive Voice

Active & Passive Voice— Rules & Concept

Key Points to Remember

Exam-Specific Tips

Active & Passive Voice — Practice Questions

60-Second Revision — Active & Passive Voice