CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “When will the company deliver the order?”
A. When is the order delivered by the company?
B. When would the order be delivered by the company?
C. When will the order delivered by the company?
D. When will the order be delivered by the company?
Correct Answer: D
In an interrogative passive construction, the auxiliary comes before the passive subject while the main verb takes the past participle form.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “Why did the board reject the application?”
A. Why did the application reject by the board?
B. Why was the application rejected by the board?
C. Why was the application being rejected by the board?
D. Why is the application rejected by the board?
Correct Answer: B
In an interrogative passive construction, the auxiliary comes before the passive subject while the main verb takes the past participle form.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “Were the officers questioning the suspect?”
A. Was the suspect questioned by the officers?
B. Was the suspect being questioned by the officers?
C. Had the suspect been questioned by the officers?
D. Is the suspect being questioned by the officers?
Correct Answer: B
In an interrogative passive construction, the auxiliary comes before the passive subject while the main verb takes the past participle form.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “Is the team preparing the report?”
A. Is the report being prepared by the team?
B. Is the report prepared by the team?
C. Was the report being prepared by the team?
D. Has the report been prepared by the team?
Correct Answer: A
In an interrogative passive construction, the auxiliary comes before the passive subject while the main verb takes the past participle form.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “Can the technician repair the device?”
A. Is the device repaired by the technician?
B. Could the device be repaired by the technician?
C. Can the device be repaired by the technician?
D. Can the device repaired by the technician?
Correct Answer: C
In an interrogative passive construction, the auxiliary comes before the passive subject while the main verb takes the past participle form.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “Will the department issue the certificate?”
A. Would the certificate be issued by the department?
B. Will the certificate be issued by the department?
C. Is the certificate issued by the department?
D. Will the certificate issued by the department?
Correct Answer: B
In an interrogative passive construction, the auxiliary comes before the passive subject while the main verb takes the past participle form.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “Has the committee approved the proposal?”
A. Has the proposal been approved by the committee?
B. Is the proposal being approved by the committee?
C. Has the proposal approved by the committee?
D. Was the proposal approved by the committee?
Correct Answer: A
In an interrogative passive construction, the auxiliary comes before the passive subject while the main verb takes the past participle form.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “Did the auditor verify the figures?”
A. Are the figures verified by the auditor?
B. Were the figures verified by the auditor?
C. Were the figures being verified by the auditor?
D. Did the figures verify by the auditor?
Correct Answer: B
In an interrogative passive construction, the auxiliary comes before the passive subject while the main verb takes the past participle form.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The team should have completed the survey.”
A. The survey had been completed by the team.
B. The survey should be completed by the team.
C. The survey should have been completed by the team.
D. The survey should have completed by the team.
Correct Answer: C
The active structure is modal. Passive voice preserves the tense/modal and uses the correct form of “be” followed by the past participle.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The authority may extend the deadline.”
A. The deadline is extended by the authority.
B. The deadline may being extended by the authority.
C. The deadline may be extended by the authority.
D. The deadline may have been extended by the authority.
Correct Answer: C
The active structure is modal. Passive voice preserves the tense/modal and uses the correct form of “be” followed by the past participle.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The police must investigate the allegation.”
A. The allegation must being investigated by the police.
B. The allegation must be investigated by the police.
C. The allegation must have been investigated by the police.
D. The allegation is investigated by the police.
Correct Answer: B
The active structure is modal. Passive voice preserves the tense/modal and uses the correct form of “be” followed by the past participle.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The manager can approve the request.”
A. The request can have been approved by the manager.
B. The request can being approved by the manager.
C. The request can be approved by the manager.
D. The request is approved by the manager.
Correct Answer: C
The active structure is modal. Passive voice preserves the tense/modal and uses the correct form of “be” followed by the past participle.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The department should update the record.”
A. The record should be updated by the department.
B. The record is updated by the department.
C. The record should have been updated by the department.
D. The record should being updated by the department.
Correct Answer: A
The active structure is modal. Passive voice preserves the tense/modal and uses the correct form of “be” followed by the past participle.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The committee must discuss the matter.”
A. The matter is discussed by the committee.
B. The matter must have been discussed by the committee.
C. The matter must be discussed by the committee.
D. The matter must being discussed by the committee.
Correct Answer: C
The active structure is modal. Passive voice preserves the tense/modal and uses the correct form of “be” followed by the past participle.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The court may consider the appeal.”
A. The appeal is considered by the court.
B. The appeal may have been considered by the court.
C. The appeal may being considered by the court.
D. The appeal may be considered by the court.
Correct Answer: D
The active structure is modal. Passive voice preserves the tense/modal and uses the correct form of “be” followed by the past participle.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The officers can verify the identity.”
A. The identity is verified by the officers.
B. The identity can be verified by the officers.
C. The identity can being verified by the officers.
D. The identity can have been verified by the officers.
Correct Answer: B
The active structure is modal. Passive voice preserves the tense/modal and uses the correct form of “be” followed by the past participle.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The agency should protect the data.”
A. The data should being protected by the agency.
B. The data should have been protected by the agency.
C. The data is protected by the agency.
D. The data should be protected by the agency.
Correct Answer: D
The active structure is modal. Passive voice preserves the tense/modal and uses the correct form of “be” followed by the past participle.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The staff must file the return.”
A. The return is filed by the staff.
B. The return must have been filed by the staff.
C. The return must being filed by the staff.
D. The return must be filed by the staff.
Correct Answer: D
The active structure is modal. Passive voice preserves the tense/modal and uses the correct form of “be” followed by the past participle.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The department will issue the certificate.”
A. The certificate will be issued by the department.
B. The certificate would be issued by the department.
C. The certificate will have been issued by the department.
D. The certificate is issued by the department.
Correct Answer: A
The active structure is future simple. Passive voice preserves the tense/modal and uses the correct form of “be” followed by the past participle.
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Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The authority will close the road.”
A. The road would be closed by the authority.
B. The road will have been closed by the authority.
C. The road will be closed by the authority.
D. The road is closed by the authority.
Correct Answer: C
The active structure is future simple. Passive voice preserves the tense/modal and uses the correct form of “be” followed by the past participle.