Passiv im Englischen: Interaktive Übungen für Klasse 8 Hauptschule

Question 1

Which sentence is in the Passive Voice, Past Tense?

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The house was built.

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The house is being built.

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The house will be built.

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The house was building.

Question 2

In passive voice, what is the main focus?

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The object receiving the action

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The person performing the action

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The verb describing the action

Question 3

Wie lautet der Satz im Aktiv: "Der Einbrecher wurde von der Polizei festgenommen"?

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Die Polizei nahm den Einbrecher fest.

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Den Einbrecher nahm die Polizei fest.

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Der Einbrecher nahm die Polizei fest.

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Festgenommen wurde der Einbrecher von der Polizei.

Question 4

Transform the sentence "Tom washes the car" into the passive voice.

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The car is washed by Tom

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The car is being washed by Tom

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The car was washed by Tom

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Tom washes the car

Question 5

Im Museum bewundern viele Besucher ein Gemälde. Schreibe den Satz "Die Besucher bewundern das Gemälde" in die Passivform um.

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Das Gemälde wird von den Besuchern bewundert.

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Die Besucher werden vom Gemälde bewundert.

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Die Besucher bewundern sich gegenseitig.

Question 6

Who was the designer of the futuristic new library?

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Norman Foster, a renowned German architect, designed the futuristic new library.

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The construction team worked diligently to complete the futuristic new library.

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The city council approved the budget and monitored the progress of the futuristic new library.

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The local community offered valuable feedback during the planning phase of the futuristic new library.

Question 7

When writing in the passive voice, how do we usually indicate the past tense in English sentences?

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Use the structure 'Have/had + past participle'

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Use the present perfect continuous tense

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Use the simple past tense

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Use the future perfect tense

Question 8

Wer führt im Satz "Das neue Stadion wird von der Regierung gebaut" die Handlung des Stadionbaus aus?

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Die Regierung

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Das neue Stadion

Question 9

Transform the sentence into the passive voice: 'My parents are cooking a delicious dinner for me tonight.'

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A delicious dinner is being cooked for me tonight by my parents.

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My parents cook a delicious dinner for me tonight.

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A delicious dinner is cooked for me tonight by my parents.

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My parents cooked a delicious dinner for me tonight.

Question 10

In the sentence 'The article was written last week', what word is the object of the verb 'was written'?

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The article

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The author

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The pen

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The table

Question 11

In a passive sentence, who or what usually gets the action of the verb?

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The person or thing receiving the action

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The person or thing doing the action

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A new person or thing that appears in the sentence

Question 12

Which sentence is in the passive voice?

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Cassie's artwork is being displayed in the school's art gallery.

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The art curator is displaying Cassie's artwork.

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Cassie will display her artwork in the school's art gallery.

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The school's art gallery displays Cassie's artwork.

Question 13

Which sentence is written in passive voice?

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This breathtaking mural was painted by the skilled painters.

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The skilled painters created a magnificent mural.

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The mural's vibrant colors will captivate viewers.

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The art gallery is visited by art enthusiasts daily.

Question 14

Welcher Satz verwendet das Futurpassiv korrekt?

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Die berühmte Bibliothek wird von renommierten Architekten gebaut werden.

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Die berühmte Bibliothek wird von renommierten Architekten gebaut.

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Renommierte Architekten werden die berühmte Bibliothek bauen.

Question 15

Identify the sentence that is written in the passive voice:

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The grammar was explained by the teacher.

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The teacher explained the grammar.

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The students listened to the explanation.

Question 16

Convert the sentence 'The children are cleaning their rooms' into the present passive voice:

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Their rooms are being cleaned by the children.

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The children's rooms are cleaned.

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The children clean their rooms.

Question 17

In a passive sentence, who or what typically comes after the preposition 'by'?

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The person or thing that performs the action

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The object of the action

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The subject of the sentence

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The verb that describes the action

Question 18

Transform the sentence into reported speech in the passive voice: 'The police arrested the suspect yesterday.'

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It was reported that the suspect had been arrested yesterday.

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It was reported that the suspect arrested yesterday.

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It was reported that yesterday the suspect was arrested.

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It was reported to arrest the suspect yesterday.

Question 19

Welcher Satzteil beschreibt im Satz "Das Auto wurde gestern gewaschen", was mit dem Auto geschehen ist?

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wurde gewaschen

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Das Auto

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gestern

Question 20

You're in English class and your teacher asks you to write a sentence in the passive voice. Which sentence is correct?

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The letter is written by the students.

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The students write a letter.

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The letter has been written by the students.

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The letter will be written by the students.

Question 21

In the sentence "The painting was bought by Ms. Smith at the art gallery," who performed the action of buying?

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Ms. Smith

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The art gallery

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The artist

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The painting

Question 22

Identify the sentence written in the passive voice:

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The test was studied for by the students.

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The students studied for the test.

Question 23

In a passive sentence, who or what usually replaces the subject?

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The object of the active sentence

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The person doing the action

Question 24

In the sentence "The police found a stolen car," who is the "by-agent"? The "by-agent" is the person or thing that performs the action in a passive sentence.

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The police

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A stolen car

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Found

Question 25

What tense is used in this sentence: 'John's car is washed every Saturday'?

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Present Simple Tense

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Simple Past Tense

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Future Simple Tense

Question 26

In the sentence "The dog was walked by the little boy

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Past

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Present

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Future

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Perfect

Question 27

Im Passivsatz steht das ursprüngliche Objekt des Aktivsatzes in welcher Person?

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3. Person

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1. Person

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2. Person

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Unbestimmt

Question 28

Welcher Satz ist im Passiv formuliert?

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Englisch wird von den Schülern gelernt.

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Die Schüler lernen Englisch.

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Der Lehrer unterrichtet Englisch.

Question 29

Which sentence uses the passive voice?

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The exercise was solved by the students.

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The students solved the exercise.

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The teacher explains the grammar.

Question 30

In the sentence "The vase was broken by the cat," what is the main reason for using the passive voice?

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To focus on the action of breaking the vase rather than who did it.

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To make the vase seem more important than the cat.

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To imply that the cat did not break the vase.

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To avoid blaming anyone.

Question 31

In passive voice sentences, what is the purpose of the 'by-agent'?

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To identify the person or thing that performed the action

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To replace the subject of the active voice sentence

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To make the sentence sound more formal

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To limit the use of the passive voice to specific verb tenses

Question 32

In passive sentences, the verb must agree with the subject in which way?

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Both number and person

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Number only

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Person only

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Neither number nor person

Question 33

Wer oder was steht im Passiv üblicherweise im Subjekt?

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Die Person oder Sache, die die Handlung empfängt

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Die Person oder Sache, die die Handlung ausführt

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Das Objekt, das direkt von der Handlung betroffen ist

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Das Werkzeug oder Instrument, das zur Ausführung der Handlung verwendet wird

Question 34

Transform the sentence into passive voice:

The teacher explained the grammar rules to the students.

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The grammar rules were explained to the students by the teacher.

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The students were explained the grammar rules by the teacher.

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The teacher explained to the students the grammar rules.

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The grammar rules were explained.

Question 35

In the sentence, "The cake is being baked by my sister," what is the grammatical function of the phrase "by my sister"?

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Agent

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Subject

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Object

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Complement

Question 36

How can the use of passive voice enhance creative writing or informal contexts?

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Passive voice can be used strategically in creative writing to create ambiguity or suspense.

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Passive voice makes writing sound dull and impersonal.

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Passive voice should be avoided in informal contexts because it sounds too formal.

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Passive voice should only be used when the agent is unknown or unimportant.

Question 37

In the passive voice, which verb form is used together with 'be'?

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Past participle

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Present participle

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Infinitive

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Gerund

Question 38

Which tense is used in the sentence: "The house was built in the 19th century"?

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(b) Past passive

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(a) Present passive

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(c) Future passive

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(d) Present perfect passive

Question 39

Read the sentence: 'The painting was created by a famous artist.' Which of the following best describes the purpose of using the passive voice in this sentence?

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To highlight the action of creating without specifying the doer

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To emphasize the artist

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To indicate the painting is unimportant

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To show the painting was not created intentionally

Question 40

How did passive voice become a part of the English language?

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It was introduced after the Norman Conquest, initially used to convey respect or formality.

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It originated in Old English as a way to highlight the object of a sentence.

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It gradually developed in Middle English as a way to avoid using active voice, which was considered impolite or aggressive.

Question 41

How does the use of passive voice contribute to objectivity in news reporting?

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By avoiding the identification of the person or group responsible for an action, passive voice maintains neutrality.

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Passive voice enhances the formality of the writing style.

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Passive voice promotes conciseness in writing.

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Passive voice highlights the importance of the action being described.

Question 42

Rewrite the sentence in the passive voice:

The children play football.

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Football is played by the children.

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The children are playing football.

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Football was played by the children.

Question 43

Which of the following sentences is NOT written in the PASSIVE VOICE?

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A: Every morning the sun rises in the east.

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B: The door was opened by my brother.

Question 44

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

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English is learned by the students.

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The students learn English.

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The teacher teaches English.

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The homework is written.

Question 45

What is the passive voice form of the sentence: "John kicked the ball"?

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The ball was kicked by John.

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John was kicked by the ball.

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The ball kicked John.

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John kicked the ball.

Question 46

What is the auxiliary verb used in the passive voice?

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to be

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to have

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to do

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to become

Question 47

Which sentence is NOT in the correct passive voice form?

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The house is painted.

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The cake was baked by Mary.

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The book is being read by John.

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The letter was written by Tom.

Question 48

What is the passive voice form of the sentence: "They will finish the project soon"?

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The project will be finished soon.

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The project will be finished by they soon.

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The project will finish soon.

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They will finish the project by soon.

Question 49

Which is a benefit of using the passive voice?

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It makes the sentence objective.

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It makes the subject of the sentence more prominent.

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It makes the sentence shorter.

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It emphasizes the verb.

Question 50

Which sentence is written in the active voice?

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The teacher teaches the students.

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The experiment was conducted by the scientists.

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The car is driven by the driver.

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The book is read by the student.

Question 51

Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?

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The grammar is explained by the teacher.

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The teacher explains the grammar.

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The students understand the grammar.

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The grammar is understood by the students.

Question 52

What is the passive voice form of the sentence: 'The teacher wrote the text.'?

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The text was written by the teacher.

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The teacher was writing the text.

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The text was wrote by the teacher.

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By the teacher, the text was written.

Question 53

What is the passive voice form of the sentence: 'They are building a new house.'?

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A new house is being built.

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A new house is built.

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The new house is built by them.

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They are building a new house.

Question 54

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

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The students have learned English.

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The car was stolen yesterday.

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Dinner is being cooked.

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The book was read by the student.

Question 55

What is the passive voice form of the sentence: 'The teacher will check the homework.'?

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The homework will be checked by the teacher.

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The teacher will be checking the homework.

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The homework was checked by the teacher.

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The teacher checks the homework.

Question 56

What is the passive voice form of the sentence: 'They have never visited the museum.'?

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The museum has never been visited by them.

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The museum was never visited by them.

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The museum has been never visited by them.

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They have never been visited the museum.

Question 57

Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice and expresses an action that is happening now?

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Dinner is being cooked.

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The house was built last year.

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The car was stolen yesterday.

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The students have been taught English.

Question 58

Translate the sentence "Der Lehrer unterrichtet Englisch." into the passive voice.

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Englisch wird vom Lehrer unterrichtet.

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Englisch unterrichtet den Lehrer.

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Der Lehrer wird Englisch unterrichtet.

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Der Lehrer unterrichtete Englisch.

Question 59

Which preposition is commonly used to introduce a passive voice sentence?

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by

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with

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for

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from

Question 60

What tone does the passive voice often convey?

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Formal

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Informal

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Urgent

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Important

Question 61

Identify the sentence that is written in the passive voice:

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(b) The letter is written by the students.

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(a) The students write a letter.

Question 62

Which statement accurately describes the historical evolution of the passive voice in English?

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The passive voice has experienced notable shifts in its usage and importance during the development of the English language.

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The passive voice has consistently been a prominent feature of the English language.

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The usage and significance of the passive voice have remained unchanged throughout English language history.

Question 63

When might a writer intentionally use the passive voice?

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To hide the doer of an action on purpose

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To make the sentence sound more formal

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To emphasize the importance of the action

Question 64

When using the passive voice, what is the primary change in the sentence's structure?

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The subject and object swap positions.

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The sentence's length decreases.

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The verb's tense changes.

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The sentence's object is removed.