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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 lecture probably not attended by them tomorrow.
- B. The lecture probably won't be attended by them.
- C. The lecture not probably attended by them tomorrow.
- D. The lecture probably won't been attended by them tomorrow.
Explanation: The passive of will not attend is will not be attended, with probably placed before the negative auxiliary.
Correct answer: The lecture probably won't be attended by them.- A. Played
- B. Played by he
- C. Played by him
- D. None of these
Explanation: After the passive verb “played,” the object pronoun must be “him,” not the subject form “he.” The complete parallel structure is “the…
Correct answer: Played by him- A. The fight did not give up by him even though he was badly bruised.
- B. The fight had not given up by him even though he was badly bruised.
- C. The fight was not given up by him even though he was badly bruised.
- D. The fight was not being given up by him even though he was badly bruised.
Explanation: The active verb phrase “did not give up” becomes “was not given up” in the passive, using past simple passive form.
Correct answer: The fight was not given up by him even though he was badly bruised.- A. He upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.
- B. He was upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.
- C. He has upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.
- D. He were upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.
Explanation: The active past verb “upbraided” becomes “was upbraided” in the passive, and “his wife” becomes the agent introduced by “by.” The singular…
Correct answer: He was upbraided by his wife for his irresponsible handling of the family finance.- A. Whenever I said something, I never understood by her.
- B. Whenever I said something, I had never understood by her.
- C. Whenever I said something, I was being never understood by her.
- D. Whenever I said something I was never understood by her.Navigating Government Agency Resources
Explanation: The object “me” becomes the passive subject “I,” while the past verb “understood” becomes “was understood.” The negative adverb correctly…
Correct answer: Whenever I said something I was never understood by her.Navigating Government Agency Resources- A. The footsteps of my friend heard by me, when I am alone.
- B. The footsteps of my friend is heard by me when I am alone.
- C. The footsteps of my friend are heard by me when I am alone.
- D. The footsteps of my friend was heard by me when I am alone.
Explanation: “Footsteps” is plural, so the passive verb must be “are heard.” The singular forms “is” and “was” disagree with the plural subject, while…
Correct answer: The footsteps of my friend are heard by me when I am alone.- A. When the men coughed it realized by him that the men were quiet near to him.
- B. When the men coughed it had realized by him that the men were quite near to him.
- C. When the men coughed it was realized by him that the men were quite near to him.
- D. When the men coughed it is realized by him the men ere quite near to him.Preparing For College Admissions Tests
Explanation: The impersonal passive uses “it was realized by him,” and “quite” means considerably or fully, unlike “quiet,” which means silent.
Correct answer: When the men coughed it was realized by him that the men were quite near to him.- 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.