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

Convert the following sentence to the passive voice: 'The children paint the murals.'

  1. Murals are painted by the children.

  2. Murals is painted by the children.

  3. Murals were painted by the children.

  4. Murals have been painted by the children.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Since the active sentence is in the simple present tense and the new subject 'murals' is plural, we use 'are' followed by the past participle 'painted'.

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

Convert the following sentence to the passive voice: 'He has washed the dishes.'

  1. The dishes is washed by him.

  2. The dishes have been washed by him.

  3. The dishes was washed by him.

  4. The dishes had been washed by him.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In the present perfect tense, the active 'has washed' becomes 'have been washed' in the passive because the new subject 'dishes' is plural.

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

Convert the following sentence to the active voice: 'The tree was planted by the gardener.'

  1. The gardener plants the tree.

  2. The gardener planted the tree.

  3. The gardener is planting the tree.

  4. The gardener has planted the tree.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The passive verb 'was planted' indicates simple past tense, which converts to the active past tense verb 'planted'.

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

Convert the following sentence to the passive voice: 'The workers are paving the street.'

  1. The street is paved by the workers.

  2. The street was being paved by the workers.

  3. The street is being paved by the workers.

  4. The street has been paved by the workers.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

For the present continuous tense, active 'are paving' shifts to 'is being paved' to match the singular subject 'the street'.

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.