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Question 11 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: Who wrote this beautiful poem?

A
By whom was this beautiful poem written?
B
By who was this beautiful poem written?
C
Who was this beautiful poem written by?
D
Both a and c are correct.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

'By whom...' is formal, but 'Who... written by?' is also grammatically accepted in modern English.
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Select the correct passive form: Why did he deprive you of your rights?

A
Why were you deprived of your rights by him?
B
Why did you deprive of your rights by him?
C
Why had you been deprived of your rights by him?
D
Why was you deprived of your rights by him?

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Interrogative in past simple 'did' changes to 'was/were' in passive voice.
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Select the correct passive form: Close the door.

A
The door is closed.
B
Let the door be closed.
C
You are ordered to close door.
D
Let the door close.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Imperative sentences usually take the 'Let + object + be + V3' structure.
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Select the correct passive form: Do not insult the poor.

A
The poor should not be insulted.
B
Let the poor not be insulted.
C
Let not the poor be insulted.
D
All of the above.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Negative imperatives can be transformed using 'should not be' or 'Let... not be'.
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Select the correct passive form: Please give me a book.

A
Let a book be given to me.
B
You are requested to give me a book.
C
A book should be given to me.
D
I must be given a book.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

When 'please' or 'kindly' is used, the passive structure usually starts with 'You are requested to'.
Question 16 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: He gave me a pen.

A
I was given a pen by him.
B
A pen was given to me by him.
C
Both a and b are correct.
D
Neither a nor b is correct.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Sentences with two objects (direct and indirect) have two possible passive forms.
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Select the correct passive form: They made him the king.

A
He was made the king by them.
B
The king was made to him by them.
C
He is made the king by them.
D
The king had been made him by them.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'King' is an object complement, not a direct object. Therefore, only 'He' can be the subject of the passive voice.
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Select the correct passive form: One must keep one's promises.

A
Promises must be kept by one.
B
Promises must be kept.
C
One's promises must be kept.
D
Promises must keep.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

In sentences with indefinite subjects (one, someone, nobody), the subject and possessive pronoun are dropped in passive voice.
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Select the correct passive form: People say that he is a spy.

A
It is said that he is a spy.
B
He is said to be a spy.
C
That he is a spy is said by people.
D
Both a and b are correct.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Clauses acting as objects can be transformed using an introductory 'It' or by making the subject of the clause the subject of the passive verb.
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Select the correct passive form: It is time to close the shop.

A
It is time that the shop is closed.
B
It is time for the shop to be closed.
C
The shop is time to be closed.
D
It is time to be closed the shop.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

'It is time + to + V1 + object' changes to 'It is time + for + object + to be + V3'.
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