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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. Her doll was lost by the baby
- B. Her doll had been lost by the baby
- C. Her doll has been lost by the baby
- D. Her doll will have been lost by the baby
- E. Her doll has lost by the baby.
Explanation: The present perfect “has lost” changes to “has been lost” in the passive voice.
Correct answer: Her doll has been lost by the baby- A. This house would be built by her
- B. This house would have been built by her
- C. This house will be built by her
- D. This house will have been by her
Explanation: The future simple passive is formed with will be plus the past participle: “This house will be built by her.” Would be built changes the…
Correct answer: This house will be built by her- A. steal
- B. stole
- C. stolen
- D. stealing
Explanation: A passive construction requires be plus the past participle, so “was stolen” is correct.
Correct answer: stolen- A. The table broke up for firewood by them.
- B. The table has broken up for firewood by them.
- C. The table had broken up for firewood by them.
- D. The table was broken up for firewood by them.
Explanation: The active sentence is in the simple past, so the passive requires “was” plus the past participle “broken,” giving “was broken up.” The…
Correct answer: The table was broken up for firewood by them.- A. Two courses are been completed by her.
- B. Two courses has been completed by her.
- C. Two courses have been completed by her.
- D. Two courses had been completed by her.
- E. Two courses will be completed by her.State & Local Government
Explanation: The present perfect passive is formed with “has/have been” plus the past participle.
Correct answer: Two courses have been completed by her.- A. He did not watch movies.
- B. He do not watch movies.
- C. He does not watch movies.
- D. He is not watched movies.
Explanation: The passive present form “are watched” changes to the simple present active form “does watch”; with not, this becomes “does not watch.”…
Correct answer: He does not watch movies.- A. We shall not encouraging indiscipline.
- B. We have not encouraging indiscipline.
- C. We should not encourage Indiscipline.
- D. We must not encouraged indiscipline.
Explanation: The passive subject “indiscipline” becomes the object after the active subject “we”; the modal “should” is followed by the base verb…
Correct answer: We should not encourage Indiscipline.- A. A meeting was hold by them very early.
- B. A meeting will be held by them very early.
- C. A meeting is held by them very early
- D. A meeting was held by them very early.
Explanation: The past-tense verb “held” changes to “was held” in the passive, while “a meeting” becomes the subject.
Correct answer: A meeting was held by them very early.- A. We are using this house very rarely.
- B. We use this house very rarely.
- C. We used this house very rarely.
- D. We uses this house very rarely.Standardized & Admissions Tests
Explanation: The passive “is used” is simple present, so the active form uses the base verb “use” with the subject “we.” The correct sentence is “We…
Correct answer: We use this house very rarely.- A. No more this box can contain.
- B. No more could be contained in this box.
- C. No more can be contained in this box.
- D. Nothing can be contained in this box.
Explanation: In the passive, “no more” becomes the amount being contained, and the modal structure “can contain” changes to “can be contained.” The…
Correct answer: No more can be contained in this box.- A. The dogs are chasing him.
- B. The dogs chased him.
- C. The dogs chase him.
- D. The dogs were chasing him.
Explanation: The passive past continuous “was being chased” changes to the active past continuous “were chasing.” The plural subject “dogs” requires…
Correct answer: The dogs were chasing him.- A. You should be punished by the teacher.
- B. You shall have been punished by the teacher.
- C. You will be punished by the teacher.
- D. You may be punished by the teacher.
- E. You might be punished by the teacher.
Explanation: The modal “may” remains unchanged in the passive, followed by “be” and the past participle: “may be punished.”
Correct answer: You may be punished by the teacher.- A. An old shirt was given to Sajid by the beggar.
- B. An old shirt was given to the beggar by Sajid.
- C. The beggar was gave an old shirt by Sajid.
- D. An old shirt was gave to the beggar by Sajid.
Explanation: With two objects, “an old shirt” can become the passive subject: “An old shirt was given to the beggar by Sajid.” The past participle of…
Correct answer: An old shirt was given to the beggar by Sajid.- A. Has all the necessary arrangements been made by someone ?
- B. Have the necessary arrangements been all made by someone ?
- C. Have all the necessary arrangements been made by someone ?
- D. All the necessary arrangements have been made by one.
Explanation: The present perfect passive uses “has/have been” plus the past participle.
Correct answer: Have all the necessary arrangements been made by someone ?- A. The bell has been being rung by the boy.
- B. The bell was being rung by the boy.
- C. The bell was rung by the boy.
- D. The bell has been rung by the boy.
Explanation: The present perfect active “has rung” changes to “has been rung” in the passive voice.
Correct answer: The bell has been rung by the boy.- A. The bull had been pulled violently by someone.
- B. The bull was to be pulled violently by someone.
- C. The bull had been pulled violently.
- D. The bull was pulled violently.
Explanation: The simple past “pulled” becomes “was pulled” in the passive voice. The object “the bull” moves to the subject position, and “by someone”…
Correct answer: The bull was pulled violently.- A. Him was elected Mayor the people.
- B. He was elected Mayor by the people.
- C. Mayor is elected by the people.
- D. He is elected by the people Mayor.Downloading Digital Educational Resources
Explanation: In the passive, “him” changes to the subject form “he,” while the past verb “elected” becomes “was elected”; the agent is introduced by…
Correct answer: He was elected Mayor by the people.- A. English is spoken by people.
- B. English was spoken all over the world.
- C. English was spoken by people.
- D. English is spoken all over the world.Learning A New Language Online
Explanation: The simple present “speak” changes to “is spoken” in the passive because “English” is singular and receives the action.
Correct answer: English is spoken all over the world.Learning A New Language Online- A. Her clothes are being washed by Sana.
- B. Her clothes were being washed by Sana.
- C. Her clothes has been washed by Sana.
- D. Her clothes is being washed by Sana.
- E. Her clothes had been washed by Sana.
Explanation: The present continuous passive uses “are being + past participle.” Since “clothes” is plural, “are being washed” is required.
Correct answer: Her clothes are being washed by Sana.- A. The glass was not broken by the boy.
- B. The glass has not been broken by the boy.
- C. The glass is not broken by the boy.
- D. The glass had not been broken by the boy.Primary & Secondary Schooling (K-12)
Explanation: The simple past “did not break” becomes the simple past passive “was not broken.” The object “the glass” moves into the subject position…
Correct answer: The glass was not broken by the boy.