CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The teacher taught us English.”
A. We were taught English by the teacher.
B. We taught English by the teacher.
C. English was taught us the teacher.
D. We had teaching English.
Correct Answer: A
The indirect object 'us' becomes subject and the verb becomes 'were taught'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Choose another correct passive form of “They gave me a prize.”
A. A prize gave to me by them.
B. A prize was given me to them.
C. A prize had given me.
D. A prize was given to me by them.
Correct Answer: D
The direct object can become subject; 'to' is then used before the indirect object.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “They gave me a prize.”
A. I had been given them a prize.
B. I was given a prize by them.
C. I gave a prize by them.
D. A prize gave me by them.
Correct Answer: B
With two objects, the indirect object 'me' can become the passive subject.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “Has she sent the email?”
A. Has the email sent by her?
B. Has the email been sent by her?
C. Was the email sent by her?
D. Is the email being sent by her?
Correct Answer: B
Present perfect interrogative passive uses has/have + subject + been + past participle.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “Are they repairing the road?”
A. Are the road being repaired by them?
B. Is the road repaired by them?
C. Was the road being repaired by them?
D. Is the road being repaired by them?
Correct Answer: D
Present continuous interrogative passive uses is/are + subject + being + past participle.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “Why did they cancel the match?”
A. Why has the match cancelled?
B. Why did the match cancel them?
C. Why the match was cancelled by them?
D. Why was the match cancelled by them?
Correct Answer: D
The question word remains first, followed by passive auxiliary and subject.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “Did he solve the problem?”
A. Was the problem solved by him?
B. Did the problem solve by him?
C. Has the problem been solved by him?
D. Was he solved by the problem?
Correct Answer: A
Simple past interrogative passive uses was/were + subject + past participle.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “Who wrote this letter?”
A. By whom was this letter written?
B. Who was written this letter by?
C. This letter was written who?
D. By whom did this letter write?
Correct Answer: A
The agent-question 'who' becomes 'by whom' in formal passive voice.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “Please help the poor.”
A. You requested helping the poor.
B. You are requested to help the poor.
C. The poor are helped please.
D. Let the poor help.
Correct Answer: B
Polite imperatives are commonly reported as 'You are requested to...'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “Do not touch the wire.”
A. Let not the wire touched.
B. The wire is not touched.
C. Do not let touch the wire.
D. Let the wire not be touched.
Correct Answer: D
A negative imperative may use 'Let + object + not be + past participle'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “Open the door.”
A. Let open the door.
B. The door is opened.
C. Let the door be opened.
D. The door should opening.
Correct Answer: C
An imperative can be changed using 'Let + object + be + past participle'.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “You should follow the instructions.”
A. The instructions should be followed by you.
B. The instructions should have follow by you.
C. The instructions are followed should by you.
D. The instructions should followed by you.
Correct Answer: A
Use should be + past participle.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “They may postpone the meeting.”
A. The meeting may be postponed by them.
B. The meeting is may postponed.
C. The meeting might postponed by them.
D. The meeting may postpone them.
Correct Answer: A
Modal 'may' is followed by 'be' and the past participle.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “We can solve the problem.”
A. The problem is able to solve by us.
B. The problem can solve us.
C. The problem can be solved by us.
D. The problem could solved by us.
Correct Answer: C
With 'can', use can be + past participle.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “You must obey the rules.”
A. The rules are must obeyed.
B. The rules must be obeyed by you.
C. The rules must obey you.
D. The rules have to obey by you.
Correct Answer: B
A modal passive uses modal + be + past participle.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “They will have completed the task.”
A. The task will be completed by them.
B. The task will have completed them.
C. The task will have been completed by them.
D. The task would have completed by them.
Correct Answer: C
Future perfect passive uses will have been + past participle.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “He will deliver the parcel.”
A. The parcel would be delivered by him.
B. The parcel will have delivered by him.
C. The parcel will be delivered by him.
D. The parcel is delivered by him.
Correct Answer: C
Future simple passive uses will be + past participle.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “They had finished the project.”
A. The project had been finished by them.
B. The project has been finished by them.
C. The project was finished by them.
D. The project had finished them.
Correct Answer: A
Past perfect passive uses had been + past participle.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “She was reading the book.”
A. The book was read by her.
B. The book was being read by her.
C. The book had been read by her.
D. The book is being read by her.
Correct Answer: B
Past continuous passive uses was/were being + past participle.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “They built the bridge.”
A. The bridge had built by them.
B. The bridge is built by them.
C. The bridge was built by them.
D. The bridge was being built by them.
Correct Answer: C
Simple past passive uses was/were + past participle.