Passive Voice: Interactive Quizzes and Practice Questions

Question 1

Identify the sentence that is in the present perfect continuous passive voice and demonstrates its correct usage:

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The children have been playing in the garden since morning.

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The team had completed the work.

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The house was painted last year.

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I am reading the book.

Question 2

Transform the active voice sentence into the passive voice, ensuring correct verb tense usage: 'The students had completed the assignment by Friday.'

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The assignment had been completed by the students by Friday.

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The assignment was completed by the students before Friday.

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Had the assignment been completed by the students by Friday?

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By Friday, the students had completed the assignment.

Question 3

Which voice is used in the sentence: 'The match was won by our team?'

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Passive voice

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Active voice

Question 4

Transform the sentence into the passive voice, preserving the reported speech structure: 'She stated that the company had hired her.'

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She stated that she had been hired by the company.

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She stated that the company was hiring her.

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She was stated that the company had hired her.

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She stated that she had hired the company.

Question 5

Imagine you are writing a formal letter to a client. Rewrite the following sentence into the passive voice to maintain a professional and impersonal tone: 'The team will review the contract.'

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The contract will be reviewed by the team.

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The team reviews the contract.

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The contract will have been reviewed by the team.

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Reviewing the contract is the team's responsibility.

Question 6

Change the sentence into the passive voice, using the future tense: 'The company will build a new skyscraper.'

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A new skyscraper will be built by the company.

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The company will build a new skyscraper.

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A new skyscraper is going to be built by the company.

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The company will have built a new skyscraper.

Question 7

In the sentence, “The assignment was completed by the student,” is the underlined word written in the active or passive voice? Explain your reasoning.

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Passive voice, because the subject, 'the assignment,' receives the action, 'completed,' which is performed by an unexpressed agent.

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Active voice, because the subject, 'the student,' performs the action, 'completed.'

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Neither active nor passive voice, because the subject and verb do not agree in number.

Question 8

Which verb tense is used in this passive sentence: 'The letter had been sent by the time I arrived'?

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Past perfect

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Present perfect continuous

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Past continuous

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Present perfect

Question 9

What is the agent in this sentence: 'The cake was baked by my mother'?

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My mother

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The cake

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Baked

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Was

Question 10

Which passive structure is used to emphasize the action rather than the agent?

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Action + by

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By + agent

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Agent + by

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Agent + action

Question 11

Which sentence uses the passive voice to convey a sense of formality?

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The meeting has been postponed.

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I canceled the meeting.

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The meeting was canceled.

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We postponed the meeting.

Question 12

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

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The ball was thrown by John.

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John threw the ball.

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John is throwing the ball.

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John has thrown the ball.

Question 13

What is the correct passive voice form of the sentence: 'The teacher graded the papers.'?

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The papers were graded by the teacher.

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The teacher graded the papers by.

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The papers are being graded by the teacher.

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The teacher is grading the papers.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a common use of the passive voice?

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To make the sentence sound more informal.

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To emphasize the action rather than the person performing it.

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To hide the identity of the person performing the action.

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To show that the action is ongoing.

Question 15

What is the correct passive voice form of the sentence: 'The mechanic fixed the car.'?

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The car was fixed by the mechanic.

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The car was being fixed by the mechanic.

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The car has been fixed by the mechanic.

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The car is fixed by the mechanic.

Question 16

What is the past participle of the verb 'to break'?

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Broken

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Broke

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Breaking

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Breaks

Question 17

Rewrite the sentence 'The students answered the questions' into the passive voice:

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The questions were answered by the students.

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The questions answered the students.

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The students were answered by the questions.

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The questions were answered.

Question 18

Which preposition is used to form the passive voice when a verb has a direct object?

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by

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to

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with

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for

Question 19

What is the past participle of the verb 'speak'?

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spoken

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spoke

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speaking

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speech

Question 20

Identify the sentence in passive voice from a news article:

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A new law was passed by the government.

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The President delivered a speech on the economy.

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The weather forecast predicts heavy rain.

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The company announced a significant increase in profits.

Question 21

What is the passive voice equivalent of the sentence 'The mechanic repaired the car'?

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The car was repaired by the mechanic.

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The mechanic was repaired by the car.

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The car repaired the mechanic.

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The mechanic has repaired the car.

Question 22

Which sentence is written in the active voice?

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The children played in the park.

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The children were playing in the park.

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The park was played in by the children.

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The park was playing with the children.

Question 23

Rewrite the sentence 'The teacher explains grammar' into the passive voice:

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Grammar is explained by the teacher.

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The teacher is explained by grammar.

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Grammar explains the teacher.

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The teacher has explained grammar.

Question 24

Which of the following sentences is NOT in the passive voice?

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Close the door!

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The car was repaired by the mechanic.

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The book is being read by the student.

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The flowers are watered by me.

Question 25

To form the passive voice, we use:

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an auxiliary verb and the past participle of the main verb

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an auxiliary verb and the present participle of the main verb

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a modal verb and the past participle of the main verb

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a modal verb and the present participle of the main verb

Question 26

Which of the following is the correct passive voice form of 'The teacher wrote the letter'?

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The letter was written by the teacher.

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The letter were written by the teacher.

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The letter was wrote by the teacher.

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The letter is write by the teacher.

Question 27

The passive voice is often used to:

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highlight the receiver of the action

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emphasize the action

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show the importance of the agent

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avoid using the active voice

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a reason to use the passive voice?

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When the sentence is in the future tense

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When the agent is unknown

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When the agent is unimportant

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When the action is more important than the agent

Question 29

Rewrite the following sentence in the passive voice: 'The students completed the project.'

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The project was completed by the students.

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The project was completed the students.

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The project were completed by the students.

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The project were completed the students.

Question 30

Which of the following is the correct passive voice form of 'The thief stole the car'?

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The car was stolen by the thief.

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The car was stole by the thief.

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The car were stolen by the thief.

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The car were stole by the thief.

Question 31

The passive voice can make the writing:

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more formal

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more informal

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more ambiguous

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less clear

Question 32

Which of the following sentences is a potential disadvantage of using the passive voice?

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It can weaken the writing.

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It can make the writing more concise.

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It can improve the writing's clarity.

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It can enhance the writing's formality.

Question 33

In the passive voice, which verb form is used with the verb "to be"?

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Past participle

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Present participle

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Gerund

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Infinitive

Question 34

Which sentence is in the active voice?

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The runner won the race.

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The race was won by the runner.

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The medals were awarded to the athletes.

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The pizza was ordered by us.

Question 35

The preposition "by" in the passive voice indicates:

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The agent of the action

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The object of the action

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The time of the action

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The place of the action

Question 36

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: "The students are studying for the exam."

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The exam is being studied by the students.

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The exam has been studied by the students.

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The exam was studied by the students.

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The students have studied the exam.

Question 37

Which sentence contains an incorrect use of the passive voice?

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The dog chased the ball.

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The report was written by the secretary.

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The house is being built by the builders.

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The book has been read by many people.

Question 38

In the sentence "The robber was arrested by the police," who or what is the agent of the action?

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The police

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The robber

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The arrest

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There is no agent in this sentence.

Question 39

Which verb cannot be used in the passive voice?

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love

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break

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be

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see

Question 40

In the sentence "The children were being taken care of by their grandmother," what is the tense of the passive voice?

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Past continuous

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Present simple

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Present continuous

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Past simple

Question 41

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

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The board is written on by students.

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Students write on the board.

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The board was written.

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Students have written on the board.

Question 42

Choose the correct passive form of the sentence 'They are doing their homework':

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Their homework is being done by them.

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They are being done their homework.

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Their homework is done.

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They are being done with their homework.

Question 43

Identify the verb tense used in this passive voice sentence: 'The test had been completed by the students':

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Past perfect passive

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Present perfect passive

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Future perfect passive

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Simple past passive

Question 44

Which word is commonly used as a preposition with the passive voice?

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By

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To

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In

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With

Question 45

Transform the sentence 'The teacher will correct the essays' into the passive voice:

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The essays will be corrected by the teacher.

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The teacher will be corrected the essays.

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The essays will correct the teacher.

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The teacher will be correcting the essays.

Question 46

Which sentence is in the active voice?

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The secretary wrote the report.

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The report was written by the secretary.

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The report has been completed.

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The report will be submitted tomorrow.

Question 47

Which sentence is written in passive voice?

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The ball was kicked by the boy.

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The boy kicked the ball.

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The ball is blue.

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The boy is kicking the ball.

Question 48

What is the past participle of 'write'?

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written

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wrote

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writing

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writes

Question 49

What is the passive voice form of 'The teacher explained the lesson'?

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The lesson was explained by the teacher.

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The teacher was explained the lesson.

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The lesson is explained by the teacher.

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The teacher explains the lesson.

Question 50

Which sentence is in active voice?

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John opened the door.

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The door was opened by John.

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The door is being opened.

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John has opened the door.

Question 51

What is the passive voice form of 'They will send the letter tomorrow'?

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The letter will be sent tomorrow.

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The letter will send tomorrow.

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Tomorrow the letter will be sent.

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They will be sent the letter tomorrow.

Question 52

Which sentence includes passive voice with a prepositional phrase?

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The car was driven to the store.

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The book was read by me.

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The teacher was given a gift.

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The report was finished by Friday.

Question 53

What is the passive voice form of 'They are considering building a new school.'?

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A new school is being considered to be built.

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A new school is being considered building.

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A new school is considered to be built.

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A new school are considered being built.

Question 54

Which of the following is NOT a common use of the passive voice?

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To make the sentence sound more conversational.

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To emphasize the action rather than the doer.

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To hide the identity of the doer.

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To indicate that the action is ongoing.

Question 55

The following sentence is in the present perfect passive voice: 'The report has been completed.' What is the active voice form?

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We have completed the report.

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The report has been completed by us.

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Someone has completed the report.

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The report was completed yesterday.

Question 56

Which of the following is the correct passive voice form of 'The police arrested the suspect' in the past simple tense?

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The suspect was arrested by the police.

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The suspect is being arrested by the police.

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The police are arresting the suspect.

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The suspect arrests the police.

Question 57

In the sentence 'The suspect was questioned by the police,' what is the part of speech of the underlined word 'questioned'?

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Verb

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Noun

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Adjective

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Adverb

Question 58

The following sentence is in the past continuous passive voice: 'The house was being built when I arrived.' What is the active voice form?

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Builders were building the house when I arrived.

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The house was built when I arrived.

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I built the house when I arrived.

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Someone was building the house when I arrived.

Question 59

Identify the sentence that is in the present continuous passive voice:

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The car is being washed right now.

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The car is washed every day.

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The car was washed yesterday.

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The car will be washed tomorrow.

Question 60

Transform the sentence into the passive voice, maintaining the original tense: 'The jury had already reached a verdict before the judge entered the courtroom.'

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A verdict had already been reached by the jury before the judge entered the courtroom.

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The jury reached a verdict before the judge entered the courtroom.

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The courtroom was entered by the judge before the jury reached a verdict.

Question 61

Identify the sentence that is written in the passive voice:

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The ball was thrown by the girl.

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The girl threw the ball.

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The ball is being thrown by the girl.

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The girl will throw the ball.

Question 62

Select the correct passive voice form of the sentence 'The students submitted the homework':

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The homework was submitted by the students.

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The students were submitted the homework.

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The homework was submitted to the students.

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The students submitted the homework to the teacher.

Question 63

Identify the past participle of the verb 'speak':

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Spoken

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Speak

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Speaking

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Spoke

Question 64

Which preposition is used correctly in the passive voice sentence 'The painting was created by the artist'?

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By

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For

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With

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At