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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. "The lawyer gives him the details of his uncle's will.
- B. The lawyer has to give him the details of his uncle's will.
- C. "The lawyer will be giving him the details of his uncle's will.
- D. "The lawyer gave him the details of his uncle's will
Explanation: This is the correct active voice transformation, matching the past tense of the original sentence.
Correct answer: "The lawyer gave him the details of his uncle's will- A. His subordinate is punished by the Army chief.
- B. His subordinate is being punished by the Army chief
- C. His subordinate was punished by the Army chief.
- D. "His subordinate was being punished by the Army chief
Explanation: This correctly uses the past tense in the passive voice, matching the original sentence's tense and meaning.
Correct answer: His subordinate was punished by the Army chief.- A. The 'Gitanjali' was written by Rabindranath Tagore
- B. "The 'Gitanjali' is written by Rabindranath Tagore.
- C. "The 'Gitanjali' is being written by Rabindranath Tagore
- D. "The 'Gitanjali' has been written by Rabindranath Tagore
Explanation: This correctly uses the past passive voice, matching the past tense of the original sentence.
Correct answer: The 'Gitanjali' was written by Rabindranath Tagore- A. Pune has been rocked by five explosions today.
- B. "Pune had been rocked by five explosions today.
- C. "Pune is rocked by five explosions today."
- D. Pune was rocked by five explosions today
Explanation: This correctly uses the past tense in the passive voice, matching the original sentence's tense and meaning
Correct answer: Pune was rocked by five explosions today- A. I am interested in Tolstoy of the novels.
- B. "I am interested by the novels of Tolstoy
- C. "I am interested in the novels of Tolstoy.
- D. "I was interested by the novels of Tolstoy
Explanation: This correctly maintains the original meaning, using the appropriate passive voice construction
Correct answer: "I am interested in the novels of Tolstoy.- A. I am spotted by them in the crowd.
- B. "I will have been spotted by them in the crowd."
- C. "I would have been spotted by them in the crowd.
- D. I have been spotted by them in the crowd.
Explanation: This correctly uses the present perfect passive voice, matching the tense and meaning of the original sentence.
Correct answer: I have been spotted by them in the crowd.- A. "The Policemen keep all vulnerable places under constant vigil.
- B. The Policemen are keeping all vulnerable places under constant vigil."
- C. The Policemen will be keeping all vulnerable places under constant vigil."
- D. "The Policemen will keep all vulnerable places under constant vigi
Explanation: This is the correct active transformation of the original passive sentence, maintaining the present tense.
Correct answer: "The Policemen keep all vulnerable places under constant vigil.- 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