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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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361. You vexed me
- A. I was vexed at you
- B. I was vexed by you
- C. I was vexing at you
- D. I were vexed at you
Explanation: This option uses the correct passive structure and the appropriate preposition "by" to indicate the agent.
Correct answer: I was vexed by you- A. He was refused admittance by the guard
- B. He was refused admittance to the guard
- C. He was refused admittance from the guard
- D. He was refused admittance with the guard
Explanation: This option uses the correct passive structure and the appropriate preposition "by" to indicate the agent performing the action.
Correct answer: He was refused admittance by the guard- A. Promises should be kept
- B. Promises should be keeping
- C. Promises should have been kept
- D. Promises should kept
Explanation: This option correctly transforms the active voice into the passive voice while maintaining the intended meaning.
Correct answer: Promises should be kept364. Who did this?
- A. By whom this was done?
- B. By whom were this done?
- C. By whom was this done?
- D. By whom was that done?
Explanation: This option correctly forms the passive question with proper word order and subject-verb agreement.
Correct answer: By whom was this done?365. His son pleases him.
- A. He is pleasing with his son
- B. He is pleases with his son
- C. He is pleased with his son
- D. He is pleased of his son
Explanation: This option correctly uses the passive form "is pleased" to convey the meaning that the subject (him) feels pleased by the action related…
Correct answer: He is pleased with his son- A. A lesson is to be learning by me.
- B. A lesson is to be learned by me.
- C. A lesson is to learned by me.
- D. A lesson is to being learned by me.
Explanation: This option correctly uses the passive structure with "is to be learned" and includes the agent "by me," which accurately transforms the…
Correct answer: A lesson is to be learned by me.367. They made him king
- A. He was made by king
- B. He was made king
- C. He was being made king
- D. He was made to king
Explanation: his option correctly uses the passive voice without the need for an additional preposition.
Correct answer: He was made king368. I have done my work
- A. Our work has been done us
- B. My work has been done by I
- C. My work has been done by me
- D. My work has done by me
Explanation: This option correctly uses the passive voice with the appropriate pronoun "me" and accurately reflects the meaning of the original sentence.
Correct answer: My work has been done by me369. They were beating us
- A. They were beating them
- B. Us were being beaten by them
- C. We were beaten by them
- D. We were being beaten by they
Explanation: This option correctly uses the passive voice and properly changes the sentence to reflect the original meaning in passive form.
Correct answer: We were beaten by them- A. These kittens can played with quite safely.
- B. These kittens can play with you quite safely.
- C. These kittens can be played with you quite safely.
- D. These kittens can be played with quite safely.
Explanation: The original sentence "You can play with these kittens quite safely" is in active voice, where the subject "you" performs the action of…
Correct answer: These kittens can be played with quite safely.- A. This mischief could not be done by a child.
- B. This mischief could not been done by a child.
- C. This mischief could not have been done by a child.
- D. This mischief a child could not have been done.
Explanation: - The original sentence "A child could not have done this mischief" is in active voice, where the subject "a child" performs the action of…
Correct answer: This mischief could not have been done by a child.372. Work hard.
- A. Let the work be hard.
- B. Work be hard.
- C. Let you work be hard.
- D. You are advised to work hard.
Explanation: - The original sentence "Work hard" is an imperative sentence, which is a command or instruction.- To convert it to a declarative sentence…
Correct answer: You are advised to work hard.- 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 accepted.
Explanation: - The original sentence "I cannot accept your offer" is in active voice, where the subject "I" performs the action of accepting.- To…
Correct answer: Your offer cannot be accepted by me.- A. The bottle should be opened about three hours before using
- B. The bottle should be opened by you three hours before use.
- C. The bottle should opened about three hours before used.
- D. The bottle should be opened about three hours before it is used.
Explanation: This option is the most accurate passive voice construction of the original sentence, as it clearly conveys the intended meaning and…
Correct answer: The bottle should be opened about three hours before it is used.375. Do not beat the dog.
- A. Let the dog be not beaten.
- B. Let the dog be beaten not.
- C. Let the dog not be beat.
- D. Let the dog not be beaten.
Explanation: - The original sentence "Do not beat the dog" is an imperative sentence, which is a command or instruction.- To convert it to a passive…
Correct answer: Let the dog not be beaten.- A. At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.
- B. At dinner, six shrimp had been eaten by Harry.
- C. At dinner, six shrimp was eaten by Harry.
- D. At dinner, six shrimp had eaten by Harry.
Explanation: - The original sentence "Harry ate six shrimp at dinner" is in active voice, where the subject "Harry" performs the action of eating.- To…
Correct answer: At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.- A. I think that the house was built in 1814 by him.
- B. By 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 "I think that someone built the house in 1814" implies that the speaker is uncertain about who built the house…
Correct answer: I think that the house had been built in 1814.- 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. movie tonight is being watched by us.
Explanation: - The original sentence "We are going to watch a movie tonight" is in active voice, where the subject "we" performs the action of…
Correct answer: A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.- A. 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 "I ran the obstacle course in record time" is in active voice, where the subject "I" performs the action of…
Correct answer: A The obstacle course was run by me in record time.- A. Was that piece really enjoyed by the choir?
- B. Had that piece been really enjoyed by the choir?
- C. Was that piece be really enjoyed by the choir?
- D. Has that piece been really enjoyed by choir?
Explanation: This option is the correct passive voice construction of the original sentence, which asks about the piece's reception by the choir.
Correct answer: Was that piece really enjoyed by the choir?