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Active voice presents the doer as the subject, while passive voice presents the receiver of the action and uses an appropriate form of “be” with the past participle. Questions cover tense changes, modal verbs, omitted agents and sentences that cannot be passivized because they lack a suitable object.
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- A. Your offer cannot be accepted by me.
- B. I cannot be accepted by your offer.
- C. The offer cannot be accepted by me.
- D. Your offer cannot be accepted.
Explanation: - "Your offer" is the object being acted upon (the thing being accepted or rejected)- "cannot be accepted" is the passive verb phrase…
Correct answer: Your offer cannot be accepted by me.- A. The police will be informed by them.
- B. The police will inform them.
- C. The police are informed by them.
- D. Informed will be the police by them.
Explanation: The original sentence is a statement about the action of informing the police, and the correct reported speech uses the passive voice to…
Correct answer: The police will be informed by them.323. Do not beat the dog.
- A. Let the dog be not beaten.
- B. Let the dog be beaten not.
- C. Not let the dog be beaten.
- D. Let the dog not be beaten.
Explanation: The original sentence is a command or instruction, and the correct reported speech uses a similar construction to convey the same meaning.
Correct answer: Let the dog not be beaten.- A. Pets are being kept by Elizabeth.
- B. Elizabeth is supposed to be keeping pets
- C. Pet are keeped by Elizabeth
- D. Pets are kept by Elizabeth
Explanation: D is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating that Elizabeth is the one who keeps pets.
Correct answer: Pets are kept by Elizabeth- A. At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.
- B. At dinner, six shrimp had been eaten by Harry.
- C. At dinner, six shrimp have eaten by Harry.
- D. At dinner, six shrimp had eaten by Harry.
Explanation: The original sentence is a statement about Harry's action, and the correct reported speech uses the passive voice to convey the same…
Correct answer: At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.- A. I think that the house was built in 1814 by him.
- B. I think that the house was built in 1814.
- C. I think that the house built in 1814.
- D. I think that the house had been built in 1814.
Explanation: The original sentence is a statement about your belief or opinion, and the correct reported speech maintains the same meaning and tense.
Correct answer: I think that the house was built in 1814.- A. I am disappointed your performance
- B. I was disappointed by your performance
- C. I was disappointed at your performance
- D. I was disappointed from your performance
Explanation: B is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating that the speaker (I) experienced disappointment…
Correct answer: I was disappointed by your performance- A. A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.
- B. A movie has been gone to be watched by us tonight.
- C. A movie is being watched tonight by us.
- D. A movie tonight is being watched by us.
Explanation: The original sentence is a statement about your plans, and the correct reported speech uses the passive voice to convey the same meaning.
Correct answer: A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.- A. He was killed with knife by murderer.
- B. He was a killed from a knife by murderer
- C. He was killed by a knife by murderer.
- D. He was killed with a knife by the murderer.
Explanation: D is the correct option because This is the correct construction in English.
Correct answer: He was killed with a knife by the murderer.- A. "The Mill on the Floss" was writed by George Eliot
- B. The Mill on the Floss" was written by George Eliot.
- C. "The Mill on the Floss" had been written by George Eliot
- D. The Mill on the Floss" was being written by George Eliot
Explanation: B is the correct option because This passive voice construction, indicating that the novel was authored by George Eliot.
Correct answer: The Mill on the Floss" was written by George Eliot.- A. The obstacle course was run by me in record time.
- B. The obstacle course had run by me in record time.
- C. The obstacle course was being run by me in record time.
- D. The obstacle course had been run by me in record time.
Explanation: The original sentence is a statement about your achievement, and the correct reported speech uses the passive voice to convey the same…
Correct answer: The obstacle course was run by me in record time.- A. Water is contained by this bottle.
- B. Water is contained in this bottle
- C. Water is contained to this bottle
- D. Water is contained into this bottle
Explanation: B is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating where the water is located-in the bottle.
Correct answer: Water is contained in this bottle- A. The crew has paved the entire stretch of highway.
- B. The crew paved the entire stretch of highway.
- C. The crew paves the entire stretch of highway.
- D. The crew had paved the entire stretch of highway
Explanation: The original sentence is a statement about the crew's action, and the correct reported speech uses the same verb tense (past simple) to…
Correct answer: The crew paved the entire stretch of highway.- A. The examination was not taken by Nelson
- B. The examination had not been taken by Nelson
- C. The examination had not been being taken by Nelson
- D. The examination was not being taken by Nelson
Explanation: B is the correct option because This is the correct past perfect passive voice construction.
Correct answer: The examination had not been taken by Nelson- A. Myself the work will be done by me
- B. My work shall be done by I myself.
- C. My work will be done by me myself
- D. My work will be being done by me
Explanation: C is the correct option because This is the correct construction to express that the speaker will personally do their own work.
Correct answer: My work will be done by me myself- A. Shall we have been cheated by them?
- B. Will we have been cheated by they?
- C. Will is have been cheated by them?
- D. Shall we has been cheated by them?
Explanation: A is the correct option because This correctly transforms the original sentence into a passive voice form in a future perfect tense…
Correct answer: Shall we have been cheated by them?- A. Who English taught by
- B. By whom were English taught to you?
- C. By whom were you taught English by?
- D. By whom were you taught English?
Explanation: D is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction in a question form, asking about the person who taught you…
Correct answer: By whom were you taught English?- A. By whom was this camera gifted by?
- B. By whom had you been gifted this camera?
- C. By whom were you gifted this camera?
- D. Who was you gifted this camera by?
Explanation: C is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, asking about the person who gave (gifted) the camera to you.
Correct answer: By whom were you gifted this camera?- A. Will a bracelet be given to her by he?
- B. Will she be given a bracelet by him?
- C. Will her be given a bracelet by him?
- D. Will a bracelet be being given to her by him?
Explanation: B is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating that the action of giving (the bracelet) is…
Correct answer: Will she be given a bracelet by him?- A. Don't let my heart broken
- B. Let my heart don't be broken
- C. Don't let my heart be broken by
- D. Don't let my heart be broken.
Explanation: D is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating a request or plea to prevent the action of the…
Correct answer: Don't let my heart be broken.