Test preparation

To master active and passive voice, applicants are advised to practise a lot of questions. Active and passive voice exercises are given below on the page; candidates are advised to first solve the questions and then check the answers given below to it. Though it is required to practise questions, as many question as one can to gain the confidence.

One of the most important rules, or the golden rule, for the use of prepositions in a sentence is that it is followed by a noun and not by a verb. English Verbs never follow prepositions.

For Example: Rohan put the seeds into the plant.

Here, into preposition is followed by the noun- plant.

There are several prepositions in English. However, have a look at the commonly used top 10 prepositions in English: 

1. In
2. On
3. At
4. For
5. With
6. By
7. To
8. From
9. Into
10. About

Yes, we often use transferred epithets in our daily conversation, knowingly or unknowingly. Though transferred epithets are more commonly used in poems and literature, they have become a natural part of our spoken and written English as they help give an emotional appeal to our thoughts.

Phrases like “Sleepless night”, “lucky pen”, “nervous cup of tea”, “lonely road” are some common examples of transferred epithets used in daily conversation.

Transferred Epithet Examples:

• She walked through the silent corridor.
• They shared a hopeful coffee before the interview.
• She clutched the guilty ticket as she snuck into the theater.
• I spent the afternoon under a melancholy tree.
• He stared at the troubled mirror, unsure of what he saw.

A transferred epithet is a figure of speech in which an adjective is shifted from the person it logically describes to an object or idea closely associated with them. It is a poetic device that cleverly gives a dramatic or poetic effect to the sentence.

Transferred Epithet Examples:

• “He clung to the hopeful letter, re-reading her words under a dim lamp.”
• “Let's go for a walk. This peaceful breeze is too good to miss.”
• “Wrap yourself in a lazy weekend with the cozy blankets.”
• “Say goodbye to tired skin with our refreshing face wash.”

Writers and poets use transferred epithets to make their writing more imaginative, poetic, expressive, and emotionally engaging to the readers. Use of transferred epithets give depth to a sentence by subtly shifting the focus and drawing attention to the emotional state of the character.

No, transferred epithet is used in storytelling, advertisements, prose, and everyday conversation also.

Example:

• “Taste the joyful crunch in every bite.” (Advertisement)
• “The soldier trudged through the weary battlefield, his thoughts heavier than his rifle.” (Storytelling)
• “She opened the impatient door and stepped into the quiet morning.” (Prose)
• “Ugh, it's been a crazy day at work.” (Daily Conversation)

Passive sentences in the Simple Present Tense are the one which the subject is acted upon. In such sentences, the subject does not do the action but is being acted upon. The passive voice uses a conjugated form of the verb 'to be' along with past participle of the main verb. 

Examples:

• Returned items are inspected by the shopkeeper. 
• The stray dog is fed by everyone in the neighbourhood. 
• The book is read. 
• The meal is cooked by Rajni. 

To form questions in the Present Indefinite Tense, one can add 'do' or 'does' before the subject and the infinitive form of the verb. When asking a question using the wh-word, place the pronoun or adverb before 'do' or 'does'. 

Examples:

• Why does Mayank never answers his phone?
• Where does Nisha work?
• Do you want to go to the park?
• Does Anjali work on Saturdays?