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Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch22

Convert the following sentence to the passive voice: 'The doctor will perform the surgery.'

  1. The surgery will performed by the doctor.

  2. The surgery will be perform by the doctor.

  3. The surgery will be performed by the doctor.

  4. The surgery is performed by the doctor.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The simple future tense active verb 'will perform' changes to 'will be performed' in the passive voice.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch22

Identify which of the following sentences is written in the passive voice.

  1. The cat slept soundly on the rug.

  2. The package was delivered yesterday afternoon.

  3. She reads a new novel every single week.

  4. They will attend the annual conference tomorrow.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence uses the passive construction 'was delivered' (was + past participle), showing that the subject received the action.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch22

Convert the following sentence to the passive voice, omitting the agent where appropriate: 'Somebody has taken my keys.'

  1. My keys have been taken by somebody.

  2. My keys have been taken.

  3. My keys are taken.

  4. My keys were taken.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

When the actor is indefinite ('somebody'), the agent is omitted in the passive. The present perfect active 'has taken' changes to 'have been taken' to agree with the plural subject 'keys'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch22

Convert the following sentence to the passive voice: 'You must sign this contract.'

  1. This contract must signed by you.

  2. This contract must be sign by you.

  3. This contract must be signed by you.

  4. This contract is signed by you.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Active modal constructions (modal + base verb) convert to the passive form by inserting 'be' between the modal and the past participle of the main verb.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch22

Convert the following sentence to the active voice: 'The concert is being recorded by the crew.'

  1. The crew records the concert.

  2. The crew is recording the concert.

  3. The crew recorded the concert.

  4. The crew was recording the concert.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The passive voice 'is being recorded' represents the present continuous tense, so the active form must also be present continuous: 'the crew is recording the concert'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch22

Select the sentence that CANNOT be transformed into the passive voice.

  1. The chef cooked a delicious meal.

  2. The children laughed loudly at the joke.

  3. The driver stopped the car suddenly.

  4. We solved the difficult puzzle easily.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The verb 'laugh' is intransitive and has no direct object, making passive transformation impossible.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch22

Convert the following sentence to the passive voice: 'The team could have won the championship.'

  1. The championship could have been won by the team.

  2. The championship could be won by the team.

  3. The championship might have been won by the team.

  4. The championship was won by the team.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The modal perfect 'could have won' converts to 'could have been won' in the passive, with the object 'championship' becoming the new subject.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch22

Which of the following is the correct passive form of: 'The manager gave the employees a bonus.'

  1. A bonus was given to the employees by the manager.

  2. A bonus is given the employees by the manager.

  3. The employees were given a bonus to by the manager.

  4. A bonus has been given to the employees.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

When converting a sentence with an indirect object, the direct object 'a bonus' becomes the passive subject, and the indirect object 'the employees' is retained with 'to' in the passive construction.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch23

Convert to indirect speech: Sophia said, 'I am working on a new design today.'

  1. Sophia said that she was working on a new design today.

  2. Sophia said that she was working on a new design that day.

  3. Sophia said that I was working on a new design that day.

  4. Sophia said that she is working on a new design that day.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'I' changes to 'she', 'am working' backshifts to 'was working', and the time word 'today' converts to 'that day'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch23

Convert to indirect speech: Marcus asked, 'Where are you going for your vacation?'

  1. Marcus asked where I was going for my vacation.

  2. Marcus asked where was I going for my vacation.

  3. Marcus asked if where I was going for my vacation.

  4. Marcus asked that where I was going for my vacation.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The wh-word 'where' is retained as the connector, the verb order shifts to subject-before-verb, and pronouns and tenses are adjusted accordingly.