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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 police do not be informed about the robbery.
- B. Let not the police be informed about the robbery
- C. "Let the police be informed about the robbery."
- D. The police need to be informed by the robbery
Explanation: This is the correct passive voice transformation, using the imperative form with "let not" to convey the prohibition
Correct answer: Let not the police be informed about the robbery- A. The story had completed by him on time.
- B. The story was completed by him on time.
- C. The story was being completed by him on time.
- D. The story completed by him on time."
Explanation: This is the correct passive transformation, using the past tense in the passive voice to match the original sentence.
Correct answer: The story was completed by him on time.- A. War and Peace' was written by Leo Tolstoy.
- B. 'War and Peace' is written by Leo Tolstoy
- C. "'War and Peace' will be written by Leo Tolstoy
- D. "'War and Peace' was being written by Leo Tolstoy
Explanation: This correctly transforms the sentence into passive voice while maintaining the past tense
Correct answer: War and Peace' was written by Leo Tolstoy.- A. The innocent commoners had been victimised by the thieves.
- B. The innocent commoners will be victimised by the thieves
- C. The innocent commoners are victimised by the thieves
- D. The innocent commoners were victimised by the thieves
Explanation: This correctly uses the present tense in the passive voice, matching the original sentence's tense.
Correct answer: The innocent commoners are victimised by the thieves- A. To me give up sweets was advised by doctor.
- B. The doctor advised to give up sweets me
- C. I was advised by the doctor to give up sweets
- D. "I was advised to give up eat sweets by the doctor.
Explanation: This correctly uses the passive voice and maintains the original meaning of the sentence
Correct answer: I was advised by the doctor to give up sweets- A. Tropical lands have been reduced by rainfall
- B. "Rainfall has been reduced and caused deforestation.
- C. Reduced rainfall deforested
- D. Rainfall has been reduced in the tropical lands due to deforestation
Explanation: This correctly expresses that deforestation is the cause of the reduced rainfall in tropical lands, aligning with the original meaning
Correct answer: Rainfall has been reduced in the tropical lands due to deforestation- A. Jim was being known next to nothing of the events
- B. "Next to nothing of the events would be known to Jim
- C. "Next to nothing of the events would be known by Jim
- D. "It was next to nothing to Jim of the events that he knew."
Explanation: This correctly uses the passive voice and matches the original sentence's meaning and structure
Correct answer: "Next to nothing of the events would be known by Jim- A. Shall I be told by anyone what is done by her?
- B. Shall I not be told by anyone what is done by her?
- C. Shall not be I told what was done by her?"
- D. "Does anyone told me what is she doing?
Explanation: This correctly converts the original question into the passive voice while maintaining the negative and interrogative forms.
Correct answer: Shall I not be told by anyone what is done by her?- A. He was seen pick up a gun by someone
- B. "He was seen picking up a gun by someone.
- C. He was seen when he was picking up a gun
- D. "He was seen by someone pick a gun
Explanation: This correctly uses the past continuous tense in the passive voice, aligning with the original sentence
Correct answer: "He was seen picking up a gun by someone.- A. In the dense forest lives the wild animals
- B. "In the dense forest lived the wild animals
- C. In the dense forest is living the wild animals
- D. "The dense forest is inhabited by wild animals
Explanation: This correctly transforms the sentence into passive voice while maintaining the present tense and meaning.
Correct answer: "The dense forest is inhabited by wild animals- A. Indiscipline should have not encourages by us
- B. Indiscipline should not be encouraged by us.
- C. . Indiscipline should not being encouraged.
- D. Indiscipline should not been encouraged.
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the focus is on the action (encouraging) and its object (indiscipline), rather than…
Correct answer: Indiscipline should not be encouraged by us.- A. We were told to walk on the right track
- B. We are told to walk on the right track
- C. We are being told to walk on the right track.
- D. We were being told to walk on the right
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the focus is on the people (we) who received the instruction, rather than the…
Correct answer: We were told to walk on the right track- A. The long poem was read by the poet himself
- B. The long poem read by the poet himself.
- C. The long poem had been read by the poet himself.
- D. The long poem is read by the poet himself.
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the focus is on the poem (the subject) being read, rather than the person reading…
Correct answer: The long poem was read by the poet himself- A. He was chased by a big crowd and later was arrested by the police
- B. . He was chased by a big crowd and later arrested by the police.
- C. He was chased by a big crowd and was later the police arrested him
- D. He was chased by a big crowd and was later arrested by the police
Explanation: This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the focus is on the person (he) who was affected by the actions (chased and…
Correct answer: He was chased by a big crowd and was later arrested by the police- A. (A) The prisoner was hanged in the jail.
- B. The priosner was hung in the jail.
- C. (C) The prisoner hung in the jail.
- D. (D) The priosner was hanging in the jail.
Explanation: The sentence "The prisoner was hung in the jail" is grammatically correct because it follows the subject-verb-object pattern.
Correct answer: The priosner was hung in the jail.- A. Is sung
- B. Was sung
- C. Would sing
- D. Had sing
Explanation: Option B, The sentence is referring to a past event, specifically the singing of the national anthem after a performance.
Correct answer: Was sung- A. I do not enjoy being laughed at by other people
- B. I did not enjoy laughing by other people
- C. 1 am not enjoying laughing by other people
- D. I do not enjoying being laughed at other people
Explanation: The error-free sentence is: "I do not enjoy being laughed at by other people."
Correct answer: I do not enjoy being laughed at by other people- A. The flat tire was changed by Zara
- B. The flat tire is changed by Zara
- C. The flat tire has been changed by Zara
- D. The flat tire had changed by Zara
Explanation: In the past, the passive voice uses the verbs was and were + past participle of the main verb.
Correct answer: The flat tire was changed by Zara- A. I do not enjoy being laughed at by other people.
- B. I did not enjoy laughing by other people.
- C. I am not enjoying laughing by other people.
- D. I do not enjoying being laughed at other people.
Explanation: "I do not enjoy being laughed at by other people." This sentence is grammatically correct.
Correct answer: I do not enjoy being laughed at by other people.- A. He has been made king by them
- B. He will be made king
- C. They will make king to him
- D. He was made king
Explanation: When a sentence is changed into passive voice, the meaning of a sentence doesn't change, only the structures of words are changed.
Correct answer: He was made king