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Question 211 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: The robbers held up the train.

A
The train was held up by the robbers.
B
The train is held up by the robbers.
C
The train had been held up by the robbers.
D
The train was hold up by the robbers.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

V3 of 'hold' is 'held'. Phrasal verb 'hold up' remains intact.
Question 212 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: The teacher taught him a lesson.

A
He was taught a lesson by the teacher.
B
A lesson was taught to him by the teacher.
C
Both a and b are correct.
D
Neither a nor b is correct.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Sentences with two objects (him, a lesson) can be changed into passive voice in two ways.
Question 213 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: My grandmother told me a story.

A
I was told a story by my grandmother.
B
A story was told me by my grandmother.
C
A story is told to me by my grandmother.
D
I had been told a story by my grandmother.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Making the indirect object 'me' the subject 'I' is the most common and natural passive form.
Question 214 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: The company offered them a new job.

A
They were offered a new job by the company.
B
They are offered a new job by the company.
C
A new job is offered to them by the company.
D
A new job had been offered to them by the company.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Past simple tense uses 'were offered' for the plural subject 'They'.
Question 215 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: He sent me a parcel.

A
A parcel was sent to me by him.
B
I was sent a parcel by him.
C
Both a and b are correct.
D
A parcel is sent to me by him.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Both the direct object (a parcel) and indirect object (me) can act as the subject of the passive sentence.
Question 216 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: Could you lend him some money?

A
Could he be lent some money by you?
B
Could some money be lent him by you?
C
Can he be lent some money by you?
D
Could he lend some money by you?

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Modal 'could' is retained. The indirect object 'him' becomes the subject 'he' before 'be lent'.
Question 217 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: The committee awarded her the first prize.

A
She was awarded the first prize by the committee.
B
She is awarded the first prize by the committee.
C
The first prize had been awarded to her.
D
She has been awarded the first prize.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Simple past requires 'was awarded'. 'She' becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
Question 218 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: The manager paid the workers their wages.

A
The workers were paid their wages by the manager.
B
Their wages were paid to the workers by the manager.
C
Both a and b are correct.
D
The workers are paid their wages.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Two objects allow two passive transformations. Both are grammatically correct.
Question 219 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: The principal granted us permission.

A
We were granted permission by the principal.
B
Permission was granted to us by the principal.
C
Both a and b are correct.
D
We are granted permission.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Standard double object verb transformation for simple past tense.
Question 220 Discuss
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Select the correct passive form: A stranger showed me the way.

A
I was shown the way by a stranger.
B
The way is shown to me by a stranger.
C
I am shown the way by a stranger.
D
I had been shown the way by a stranger.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Past simple tense. 'I' is the promoted indirect object taking 'was shown'.
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