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Question 201 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: People speak English all over the world.

A
English is spoken all over the world.
B
English is being spoken all over the world.
C
English was spoken all over the world.
D
English is spoken by people all over the world.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Present simple changes to 'is + V3'. Indefinite agents like 'people' are conventionally omitted.
Question 202 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: The firemen put out the fire.

A
The fire was put out by the firemen.
B
The fire is put out by the firemen.
C
The fire has been put out by the firemen.
D
The fire had been put out by the firemen.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Past simple active 'put out' changes to past simple passive 'was put out'.
Question 203 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: They turned down my offer.

A
My offer is turned down by them.
B
My offer was turned down by them.
C
My offer turned down them.
D
My offer has been turned down by them.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Phrasal verb 'turned down' is in past simple, requiring 'was turned down' in passive.
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Select the correct passive form: He gave up the plan.

A
The plan was given up by him.
B
The plan is given up by him.
C
The plan had been given up by him.
D
The plan was being given up by him.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The preposition 'up' must be retained after the verb 'given' in the passive voice.
Question 205 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: The army carried out the orders.

A
The orders had been carried out by the army.
B
The orders are carried out by the army.
C
The orders were carried out by the army.
D
The orders was carried out by the army.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

'Orders' is plural, requiring the plural past helping verb 'were' followed by 'carried out'.
Question 206 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: The government has brought down the prices.

A
The prices have been brought down by the government.
B
The prices has been brought down by the government.
C
The prices had been brought down by the government.
D
The prices are brought down by the government.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Present perfect tense changes from 'has brought' to 'have been brought' to agree with the plural subject 'prices'.
Question 207 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: We must not look down upon the poor.

A
The poor must not looked down upon.
B
The poor must not be looked down upon.
C
The poor must not be looked down.
D
The poor should not look down upon.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Phrasal verbs with multiple prepositions (look down upon) must keep all parts intact in the passive voice.
Question 208 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: The boys laughed at the beggar.

A
The beggar was laughed by the boys.
B
The beggar was laughed at by the boys.
C
The beggar had been laughed at by the boys.
D
The beggar is laughed at by the boys.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The preposition 'at' must stay with the verb 'laughed'. Past simple takes 'was/were + V3'.
Question 209 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: The workers are clearing away the debris.

A
The debris is being cleared away by the workers.
B
The debris are being cleared away by the workers.
C
The debris was being cleared away by the workers.
D
The debris has been cleared away by the workers.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Present continuous changes to 'is/are being + V3'. 'Debris' is treated as a singular uncountable noun.
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Select the correct passive form: They set up a new factory last year.

A
A new factory had been set up last year.
B
A new factory was set up last year.
C
A new factory is set up last year.
D
A new factory was being set up last year.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

'Last year' indicates simple past tense. The passive structure is 'was set up'.
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