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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. The prices lowered by shopkeeper.
- B. The prices were lowered by the shopkeeper
- C. Down went prices.
- D. The shopkeeper got down the prices.
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the prices (the subject) received the action (were lowered) performed by the…
Correct answer: The prices were lowered by the shopkeeper- A. The union leader's proposals could not be accepted by the manager
- B. The union leader's proposals were not accepted by the manager.
- C. The union leader's proposals will not be accepted by the manager
- D. The union leader's proposals would not be accepted by the manager
Explanation: - This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the proposals (the subject) were unable to be accepted by the manager (the…
Correct answer: The union leader's proposals could not be accepted by the manager- A. All living species on earth must be taken care of by us
- B. All living species on earth must taken care of by us
- C. All living species on Earth had been taken care of by us
- D. All living species on earth will be taken care of by us
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the living species (the subject) require the action of being taken care of by us…
Correct answer: All living species on earth must be taken care of by us- A. . A fox has been caught by the tiger
- B. A fox was caught by the tiger
- C. . A fox is caught by the tiger
- D. A fox had been caught by the tiger
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the fox (the subject) received the action (was caught) performed by the tiger (the…
Correct answer: A fox was caught by the tiger- A. I cannot wear this shirt any longer.
- B. Wearing of this shirt any longer is not possible.
- C. This shirt is too worn out any longer
- D. This worn out shirt cannot be worn any longer.
Explanation: This sentence is in the active voice, clearly stating the subject (I) and the action (cannot wear).- It directly conveys the idea that the…
Correct answer: I cannot wear this shirt any longer.- A. What I mean is that understood by you?
- B. Was what I mean understood by you?
- C. Is what I mean is understood by you?
- D. What I mean is understood by you?
Explanation: This sentence is a rephrased version of the original question, using a more formal tone.- It correctly conveys the idea of asking if the…
Correct answer: What I mean is understood by you?- A. He congratulated his teacher on his brilliant success in the examination
- B. His teacher congratulated him for his brilliant success in the recent examination
- C. His teacher congratulated him.
- D. His teacher congratulated him on his brilliant success in the examination
Explanation: This sentence is in the active voice, clearly stating the subject (His teacher) and the action (congratulated).- It accurately conveys the…
Correct answer: His teacher congratulated him on his brilliant success in the examination- A. The money is taken from the customer by the accountant.
- B. The money was taken from the customer by the accountant.
- C. The customer was taken the money by the accountant
- D. The money had been taken from the customer by the accountant.
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the money (the subject) received the action (was taken) performed by the accountant…
Correct answer: The money was taken from the customer by the accountant.- A. Grass is not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.
- B. Grass was being not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.
- C. Grass is eaten not by a lion, however hungry he may be
- D. Grass is not being eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the grass (the subject) does not receive the action of being eaten by the lion (the…
Correct answer: Grass is not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.- A. Whom he is looked after for?
- B. Who is looked after for him?
- C. Who is looked for by him?
- D. Whom he looked after by?
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the person (the subject) is being looked for by him (the agent).- The word order is…
Correct answer: Who is looked for by him?- A. English is spoken all over the world
- B. English was spoken all over the world.
- C. English was spoken by people
- D. English is spoken by people
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that English (the subject) is spoken (the action) all over the world (the location).-…
Correct answer: English is spoken all over the world- A. He was refused admittance by the peon
- B. . Admittance is refused to him by the peon
- C. Admittance was refused by the peon to him
- D. Admittance is refused him by the peon
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that "he" (the subject) received the action of being refused admittance (the action) by…
Correct answer: He was refused admittance by the peon- A. Our colleague gave us a gift when she retired
- B. Our colleague was given us a gift when she retired.
- C. We gave our colleague a gift when she retired.
- D. A gift was given to our colleague when she retired.
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that a gift (the subject) was given (the action) to our colleague (the recipient) when…
Correct answer: A gift was given to our colleague when she retired.- A. He was seen pick up a gun by someone
- B. He was seen picking up a gun by someone
- C. He is seen picking up a gun by someone
- D. . He was seen by someone pick a gun
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that "he" (the subject) was seen (the action) picking up a gun (the activity) by someone…
Correct answer: He was seen picking up a gun by someone- A. You are told to do that
- B. You are advised to do that
- C. You did that said by them
- D. You are said to have done that.
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that "you" (the subject) are said (the action) to have done (the activity) that (the…
Correct answer: You are said to have done that.- A. By whom were you given permission to enter?
- B. By whom was you given permission to enter?
- C. By whom you were given permission to enter?
- D. By whom were given you permission to enter?
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that "you" (the subject) were given (the action) permission to enter (the object) by…
Correct answer: By whom were you given permission to enter?- A. The bell has been rung by the boy.
- B. The bell was being rung by the boy.
- C. The bell has been being rung by the boy.
- D. The bell was rung by the boy.
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that "the bell" (the subject) was rung (the action) by the boy (the agent).- The…
Correct answer: The bell was rung by the boy.- A. I don't like people are kept me waiting
- B. I don't like people were kept me waiting
- C. I don't like being kept waiting
- D. I don't like people are being kept waiting
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that "I" (the subject) don't like being kept (the action) waiting (the state).- The…
Correct answer: I don't like being kept waiting- A. He was make to resign
- B. To resign was his obligation
- C. Circumstances obliged him to resign.
- D. Registration obliged him
Explanation: This sentence conveys the same meaning as the original sentence, indicating that external circumstances or forces required him to resign.-…
Correct answer: Circumstances obliged him to resign.440. | am doing sums.
- A. Sums are done by me
- B. Sums are being done by me.
- C. I must be doing the sum.
- D. Sums must be done by me
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that "sums" (the subject) are being done (the action) by me (the agent).- The sentence…
Correct answer: Sums are being done by me.