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Select the correct passive form: The police are investigating the case.

A
The case is being investigated by the police.
B
The case was being investigated by the police.
C
The case has been investigated by the police.
D
The case is investigated by the police.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Present continuous changes to 'is being investigated'.
Question 92 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: We must endure what we cannot cure.

A
What cannot be cured must be endured.
B
What we cannot cure must be endured.
C
What cannot be cured must be endured by us.
D
Both a and b.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Famous proverb; typically 'What cannot be cured must be endured' is preferred, but grammatically B is also a partial passive.
Question 93 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: You need to clean your shoes properly.

A
Your shoes need to be cleaned properly.
B
Your shoes are needed to clean properly.
C
You are needed to clean your shoes properly.
D
Your shoes needed to be cleaned properly.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Need to + V1' changes to 'need to be + V3'.
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Select the correct passive form: I saw him leaving the house.

A
He was seen leaving the house by me.
B
He had been seen leaving the house.
C
He was seen to leave the house by me.
D
Leaving the house was seen by me.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Verbs of perception followed by present participle keep the participle in passive voice.
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Select the correct passive form: Paint the windows.

A
Let the windows be painted.
B
The windows should be painted.
C
You are ordered to paint the windows.
D
All of the above.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

An imperative can be made passive using 'Let', 'should', or an explicit command structure.
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Select the correct active form: My book has been stolen.

A
Someone has stolen my book.
B
Someone stole my book.
C
Someone had stolen my book.
D
He has stolen my book.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Present perfect passive uses 'has been + V3', so active uses 'has + V3'. Indefinite pronoun 'someone' is standard.
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Sentence Correction: He was died in an accident.

A
He died in an accident.
B
He has died in an accident.
C
He was dying in an accident.
D
No correction required.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The verb 'die' is intransitive and cannot be used in the passive voice.
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Sentence Correction: The match was playing yesterday.

A
The match was being played yesterday.
B
The match was played yesterday.
C
The match played yesterday.
D
Both a and b are contextually possible.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Matches don't play; they are played. Both past continuous and past simple passive are grammatically sound.
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Fill in the blank: The rules ________ to all employees.

A
are applied
B
apply
C
are applying
D
have applied

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

While 'rules' undergo the action, 'apply' here is often used intransitively in the active voice ('rules apply to...').
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Select the correct passive form: They established this club in 2000.

A
This club was established in 2000.
B
This club is established in 2000.
C
This club had been established in 2000.
D
This club has been established in 2000.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Past simple tense requires 'was/were + V3'.
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