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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. Who has been created this mess?
- B. By whom has this mess been created?
- C. By whom this mess is being created?
- D. By whom is this mess being created?Downloading Interactive Party Trivia Games
Explanation: The present continuous active form is creating, so the passive form must be is being created; the agent is introduced by by whom.
Correct answer: By whom is this mess being created?Downloading Interactive Party Trivia Games- A. I remember I was taken to the museum by my sister.
- B. I remember being taken to the museum by my sister.
- C. I remember myself being taken to the museum by my sister.
- D. I remember taken to the museum by my sister.
Explanation: After remember, the gerund phrase my sister taking me can be changed to the passive form being taken by my sister.
Correct answer: I remember being taken to the museum by my sister.- A. Your parents must obeyed by you.
- B. Your parents must been obeyed by you.
- C. Your parents must be obeyed by you.
- D. Your parents must being obeyed by you.
Explanation: After the modal must, the passive form is must be plus the past participle: “must be obeyed.” The other options use incorrect forms of be.
Correct answer: Your parents must be obeyed by you.- A. Have a rest been taken by you?
- B. Have a rest taken by you.
- C. Had a rest taken by you?
- D. Have a rest be take by you?
Explanation: The present perfect passive is formed with have or has been plus the past participle: “Have a rest been taken...?” The auxiliary have must…
Correct answer: Have a rest been taken by you?- A. Why the duties neglected by an officer?
- B. Why are the duties neglected by an officer?
- C. Why is the duties neglected by an officer?
- D. Why are the duties neglect by an officer.
Explanation: The simple present passive question requires are because duties is plural, followed by the past participle neglected.
Correct answer: Why are the duties neglected by an officer?- A. Was a zoo being visited by you?
- B. Was a zoo be visited by you?
- C. Was a zoo been visited by you?
- D. Was a zoo visited by you?Government & Public Sector Jobs
Explanation: A simple past passive sentence uses was or were plus the past participle: “Was a zoo visited by you?” Being and been would incorrectly…
Correct answer: Was a zoo visited by you?Government & Public Sector Jobs- A. I shall be invited by her.
- B. I will invited by her.
- C. I shall being invited by her.
- D. I will been invited by her.Educational Resources
Explanation: In the traditional subject-pronoun sequence, will changes to shall with first-person I, giving “I shall be invited by her.” The passive…
Correct answer: I shall be invited by her.- A. Exercise are taken daily by me.
- B. Exercise is taken daily by me.
- C. Exercise is being taken daily by me.
- D. Exercise is been taken daily by me.Language Resources
Explanation: Exercise is generally uncountable in the sense of physical activity, so it takes is.
Correct answer: Exercise is taken daily by me.- A. She will praised very much by you.
- B. She will be praised very much by you.
- C. She will being praised very much by you.
- D. She will been praised very much by you.Quiz Mode Feature
Explanation: The future passive is will be plus the past participle: “She will be praised.” Being and been do not follow will in this construction.
Correct answer: She will be praised very much by you.- A. Why a lie told by you?
- B. Why is a lie be told by you?
- C. Why is a lie told by you?
- D. Why is a lite being told you?
Explanation: The simple present passive question uses is plus the past participle told: “Why is a lie told by you?” “Is ...
Correct answer: Why is a lie told by you?- A. Why the best part of your life wasted by you?
- B. Why were the best part of your life wasted by you?
- C. Why did the best part of your life wasted by you?
- D. Why was the best part of your life wasted by you?
Explanation: The simple past passive uses was or were plus the past participle wasted; the singular subject “best part” requires was.
Correct answer: Why was the best part of your life wasted by you?- A. Will the cake have baked by my mother?
- B. Will the cake has being baked by my mother?
- C. Will the cake be baked by my mother?
- D. Will the cake have been baked by my mother?
Explanation: The future perfect passive is will have been plus the past participle: “Will the cake have been baked...?” Option c is only simple future…
Correct answer: Will the cake have been baked by my mother?- A. By whom a car designed?
- B. By whom a car had designed?
- C. By whom a car was designed?
- D. By whom a car was being designed?
Explanation: The simple past passive of “designed” is was designed, and the question form begins “By whom.” “Had designed” lacks the required passive…
Correct answer: By whom a car was designed?- A. The lecture probably not attended by them tomorrow.
- B. The lecture probably won't be attended by them.
- C. The lecture not probably attended by them tomorrow.
- D. The lecture probably won't been attended by them tomorrow.
Explanation: The passive of will not attend is will not be attended, with probably placed before the negative auxiliary.
Correct answer: The lecture probably won't be attended by them.- A. Played
- B. Played by he
- C. Played by him
- D. None of these
Explanation: After the passive verb “played,” the object pronoun must be “him,” not the subject form “he.” The complete parallel structure is “the…
Correct answer: Played by him- A. The fight did not give up by him even though he was badly bruised.
- B. The fight had not given up by him even though he was badly bruised.
- C. The fight was not given up by him even though he was badly bruised.
- D. The fight was not being given up by him even though he was badly bruised.
Explanation: The active verb phrase “did not give up” becomes “was not given up” in the passive, using past simple passive form.
Correct answer: The fight was not given up by him even though he was badly bruised.- A. He upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.
- B. He was upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.
- C. He has upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.
- D. He were upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.
Explanation: The active past verb “upbraided” becomes “was upbraided” in the passive, and “his wife” becomes the agent introduced by “by.” The singular…
Correct answer: He was upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.- A. Whenever I said something, I never understood by her.
- B. Whenever I said something, I had never understood by her.
- C. Whenever I said something, I was being never understood by her.
- D. Whenever I said something I was never understood by her.Navigating Government Agency Resources
Explanation: The object “me” becomes the passive subject “I,” while the past verb “understood” becomes “was understood.” The negative adverb correctly…
Correct answer: Whenever I said something I was never understood by her.Navigating Government Agency Resources- A. The footsteps of my friend heard by me, when I am alone.
- B. The footsteps of my friend is heard by me when I am alone.
- C. The footsteps of my friend are heard by me when I am alone.
- D. The footsteps of my friend was heard by me when I am alone.
Explanation: “Footsteps” is plural, so the passive verb must be “are heard.” The singular forms “is” and “was” disagree with the plural subject, while…
Correct answer: The footsteps of my friend are heard by me when I am alone.- A. When the men coughed it realized by him that the men were quiet near to him.
- B. When the men coughed it had realized by him that the men were quite near to him.
- C. When the men coughed it was realized by him that the men were quite near to him.
- D. When the men coughed it is realized by him the men ere quite near to him.Preparing For College Admissions Tests
Explanation: The impersonal passive uses “it was realized by him,” and “quite” means considerably or fully, unlike “quiet,” which means silent.
Correct answer: When the men coughed it was realized by him that the men were quite near to him.