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English grammar covers how words, phrases and clauses combine to form correct sentences. It includes tenses, parts of speech, prepositions, articles, voice, reported speech, agreement, infinitives, gerunds, adverb position, transitions, punctuation, sentence structure and inversion, with special attention to distinctions such as phrases versus clauses and active versus passive voice.

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  • A. Who English taught by?
  • B. By whom were English taught to you?
  • C. By whom were you taught English by?
  • D. By whom were you taught English?

Explanation: D is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction in a question form, asking about the person who taught you…

Correct answer: By whom were you taught English?
  • A. By whom was this camera gifted by?
  • B. By whom had you been gifted this camera?
  • C. By whom were you gifted this camera?
  • D. Who was you gifted this camera by?

Explanation: "By whom were you gifted this camera?" -This correctly transforms the question into passive voice without changing the meaning.

Correct answer: By whom were you gifted this camera?
  • A. Will a bracelet be given to her by he?
  • B. Will she be given a bracelet by him?
  • C. Will her be given a bracelet by him?
  • D. Will a bracelet be being given to her by him?

Explanation: B is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating that the action of giving (the bracelet) is…

Correct answer: Will she be given a bracelet by him?
  • A. Don't let my heart broken
  • B. Let my heart don't be broken
  • C. Don't let my heart be broken by you
  • D. Don't let my heart be broken

Explanation: D is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating a request or plea to prevent the action of the…

Correct answer: Don't let my heart be broken
  • A. Let a lie not be told
  • B. Don't let a lie not be told
  • C. Let a lie not be told by
  • D. Don't a lie not be told

Explanation: "Let a lie not be told." - This transforms the sentence into passive voice while maintaining the meaning and grammatical correctness.

Correct answer: Let a lie not be told
  • A. I was rejoiced at his position
  • B. I was rejoiced by his position
  • C. I was rejoice at his position
  • D. I was rejoiced from his position

Explanation: A is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating that the speaker (I) experienced rejoicing or…

Correct answer: I was rejoiced at his position
  • A. Let it be done
  • B. Let be done it
  • C. It be done by you
  • D. Let it be did

Explanation: A is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating a command or suggestion for something to be…

Correct answer: Let it be done
  • A. I was pleased at your company
  • B. I am please with your company
  • C. I am pleasing with your company
  • D. I am pleased with your company

Explanation: "I am pleased with your company." - This option correctly conveys that the company is pleasing to the speaker.

Correct answer: I am pleased with your company
  • A. Don't her be told any secret
  • B. Don't let she not be told any secret
  • C. Let not she tell any secret
  • D. Let her not be told any secret.

Explanation: D is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating a command or suggestion for secrets not to be…

Correct answer: Let her not be told any secret.
  • A. He is calling you names
  • B. He called you names
  • C. He calls you names
  • D. He call you names

Explanation: This is in the simple present tense, which indicates a habitual or repeated action.

Correct answer: He calls you names
  • A. This watch was given to me by her last year
  • B. This watch was given to I by she last year
  • C. This watch was given to her by me last year
  • D. Last year was this shirt given to me by her

Explanation: "This watch was given to me by her last year." - This option correctly transforms the sentence into passive voice, indicating that the…

Correct answer: This watch was given to me by her last year
  • A. Don't let break her heart
  • B. Don't broke her heart
  • C. Don't break her heart
  • D. Don't be broken her heart

Explanation: A is the correct option because This is the correct transformation into an imperative sentence.

Correct answer: Don't break her heart
  • A. The nurse cares the kid
  • B. The kid was caring the nurse
  • C. The nurse had cared the kid
  • D. The nurse was caring for the kid

Explanation: D is the correct option because This is the correct past progressive (continuous) tense, matching the meaning of the original sentence…

Correct answer: The nurse was caring for the kid
  • A. At once arrest him
  • B. Arrest him at once
  • C. Let him arrest at once
  • D. Arrest he at once

Explanation: "Arrest him at once." This option correctly transforms the sentence into the imperative form, maintaining the meaning and clarity.

Correct answer: Arrest him at once
  • A. They have laughed at me
  • B. They had been laughing at me
  • C. They were laughing at me
  • D. They laughed at me

Explanation: This is in the active voice, simple past tense, and correctly matches the passive voice construction "I was laughed at" in the original…

Correct answer: They laughed at me
  • A. He will have knocked at your door.
  • B. He will be knocking at your door
  • C. He will knock at your door
  • D. He will have been knocking at your door

Explanation: "He will knock at your door." - This is in active voice, future simple tense, indicating a planned action in the future.

Correct answer: He will knock at your door
  • A. We must write to him
  • B. We must write to he
  • C. We must written to him
  • D. We must have written to him

Explanation: D is the correct active voice construction, indicating that the action of writing to him is necessary

Correct answer: We must write to him
  • A. He write a letter to his mother
  • B. He has written a letter to his mother
  • C. He wrote a letter to his mother
  • D. He writes a letter to his mother

Explanation: D is the correct active voice construction in the present perfect tense, indicating that the action of writing the letter is completed…

Correct answer: He has written a letter to his mother
  • A. I have taught them this poem.
  • B. I have taught they this poem.
  • C. Me has taught them this poem
  • D. I have been teaching them this poem

Explanation: "I have taught them this poem." This is in active voice and correctly matches the meaning of the original sentence.

Correct answer: I have taught them this poem.
  • A. The basics of computer are known to me.
  • B. The basic of computer are known to me.
  • C. The basics of computer is known to me.
  • D. The basics of computer are known by me.

Explanation: "The basics of computer are known to me." This correctly transforms the sentence into passive voice, indicating that I have knowledge of…

Correct answer: The basics of computer are known to me.