CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The team will complete the task.”
A. The task will be completed by the team.
B. The task will have been completed by the team.
C. The task would be completed by the team.
D. The task is completed by the team.
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.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The committee will review the rule.”
A. The rule will have been reviewed by the committee.
B. The rule will be reviewed by the committee.
C. The rule is reviewed by the committee.
D. The rule would be reviewed by the committee.
Correct Answer: B
The active structure is future simple. 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 council will approve the plan.”
A. The plan is approved by the council.
B. The plan will have been approved by the council.
C. The plan will be approved by the council.
D. The plan would be approved by the council.
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.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The officers will check the application.”
A. The application will be checked by the officers.
B. The application would be checked by the officers.
C. The application will have been checked by the officers.
D. The application is checked by the officers.
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.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The company will replace the software.”
A. The software would be replaced by the company.
B. The software will be replaced by the company.
C. The software will have been replaced by the company.
D. The software is replaced by the company.
Correct Answer: B
The active structure is future simple. 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 ministry will launch the scheme.”
A. The scheme will be launched by the ministry.
B. The scheme will have been launched by the ministry.
C. The scheme is launched by the ministry.
D. The scheme would be launched by the ministry.
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.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “The engineers will open the tunnel.”
A. The tunnel will have been opened by the engineers.
B. The tunnel is opened by the engineers.
C. The tunnel would be opened by the engineers.
D. The tunnel will be opened by the engineers.
Correct Answer: D
The active structure is future simple. 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 board will announce the result.”
A. The result will have been announced by the board.
B. The result will be announced by the board.
C. The result would be announced by the board.
D. The result is announced by the board.
Correct Answer: B
The active structure is future simple. 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 had forwarded the request.”
A. The request was being forwarded by the department.
B. The request has been forwarded by the department.
C. The request had been forwarded by the department.
D. The request was forwarded by the department.
Correct Answer: C
The active structure is past perfect. 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 trainers had trained the staff.”
A. The staff has been trained by the trainers.
B. The staff was trained by the trainers.
C. The staff was being trained by the trainers.
D. The staff had been trained by the trainers.
Correct Answer: D
The active structure is past perfect. 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 court had fined the company.”
A. The company was being fined by the court.
B. The company had been fined by the court.
C. The company was fined by the court.
D. The company has been fined by the court.
Correct Answer: B
The active structure is past perfect. 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 archivists had preserved the record.”
A. The record was being preserved by the archivists.
B. The record was preserved by the archivists.
C. The record has been preserved by the archivists.
D. The record had been preserved by the archivists.
Correct Answer: D
The active structure is past perfect. 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 agency had distributed the aid.”
A. The aid has been distributed by the agency.
B. The aid was being distributed by the agency.
C. The aid was distributed by the agency.
D. The aid had been distributed by the agency.
Correct Answer: D
The active structure is past perfect. 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 administration had appointed the officer.”
A. The officer was appointed by the administration.
B. The officer has been appointed by the administration.
C. The officer was being appointed by the administration.
D. The officer had been appointed by the administration.
Correct Answer: D
The active structure is past perfect. 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 committee had awarded the contract.”
A. The contract was awarded by the committee.
B. The contract had been awarded by the committee.
C. The contract has been awarded by the committee.
D. The contract was being awarded by the committee.
Correct Answer: B
The active structure is past perfect. 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 office had sent the letter.”
A. The letter was being sent by the office.
B. The letter has been sent by the office.
C. The letter had been sent by the office.
D. The letter was sent by the office.
Correct Answer: C
The active structure is past perfect. 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 school had invited the speaker.”
A. The speaker had been invited by the school.
B. The speaker has been invited by the school.
C. The speaker was invited by the school.
D. The speaker was being invited by the school.
Correct Answer: A
The active structure is past perfect. 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 government had built the shelter.”
A. The shelter had been built by the government.
B. The shelter was being built by the government.
C. The shelter has been built by the government.
D. The shelter was built by the government.
Correct Answer: A
The active structure is past perfect. 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 team has solved the problem.”
A. The problem was solved by the team.
B. The problem has been solved by the team.
C. The problem is being solved by the team.
D. The problem had been solved by the team.
Correct Answer: B
The active structure is present perfect. 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 managers have signed the agreement.”
A. The agreement was signed by the managers.
B. The agreement is being signed by the managers.
C. The agreement has been signed by the managers.
D. The agreement had been signed by the managers.
Correct Answer: C
The active structure is present perfect. Passive voice preserves the tense/modal and uses the correct form of “be” followed by the past participle.