Question

Non-Textual Grammar -- Do as directed:
(i) Both the partners have signed this agreement in haste.
(Identify the correct ‘Passive Voice’ form)
(a) This agreement had been signed in haste by both the partners.
(b) This agreement has been signed in haste by both the partners.
(c) This agreement have been signed in haste by both the partners.
(d) This agreement was signed in haste by both the partners.
(ii) I asked my sister, “What can I do for you in this matter?”
(Identify the correct ‘Indirect Speech’ form)
(a) I asked my sister what I could do for her in that matter.
(b) He asked his sister what he could do for her in that matter.
(c) I asked my sister what he could do for her in this matter.
(d) He asked my sister what she could do for her in that matter.
(iii) As soon as he left the house, he met with an accident.
(Identify the correct ‘No sooner ... than’ form)
(a) No sooner does he leave the house than he met with an accident.
(b) No sooner had he left the house than he met with an accident.
(c) No sooner did he leave the house than he met with an accident.
(d) No sooner do he leave the house than he met with an accident.

Hint:

In "No sooner...than," use past perfect + inversion for past events; avoid tense mixing.

Answer 1

(i) Passive Voice: The original uses present perfect ("have signed"), so passive must use has/have been + past participle. Subject is singular ("agreement"), so "has been."
Correct: (b) This agreement has been signed in haste by both the partners. (ii) Indirect Speech: Change direct to reported: "can" → "could", "you" → "her", "this" → "that", speaker remains "I."
Correct: (a) I asked my sister what I could do for her in that matter. (iii) No sooner...than: For past events, use past perfect ("had left") with inversion. "Than" follows immediately.
Correct: (b) No sooner had he left the house than he met with an accident.