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Unlocking the passive voice a 15 question linguistic labyrinth

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1. The cake ____ by my grandmother.

A. was baked

B. baked

C. is baking

The passive voice uses 'be' + past participle. 'Was baked' correctly uses the past simple passive.

2. The letter ____ yesterday.

A. was sent

B. sent

C. is sending

'Was sent' is the correct past simple passive form.

3. Which sentence is in the passive voice?

A. The dog chased the ball.

B. The ball was chased by the dog.

C. The dog is chasing the ball.

D. The ball chases the dog.

The passive voice emphasizes the action received, not the actor. 'The ball was chased by the dog' highlights the ball's experience.

4. The song ____ millions of times.

A. has been streamed

B. is streamed

C. was streamed

The present perfect passive uses 'has/have been' + past participle.

5. The problem ____ easily.

A. can be solved

B. can solve

C. is solving

Modal verbs like 'can' are followed by 'be' + past participle in the passive.

6. Which sentence correctly uses the passive voice in the future tense?

A. They will build the house next year.

B. The house will be built next year.

C. The house is building next year.

D. They are building the house next year.

Future passive uses 'will be' + past participle.

7. The books ____ carefully.

A. were handled

B. handled

C. are handling

'Were handled' is the correct past simple passive form.

8. The movie ____ next week.

A. will be released

B. will release

C. is releasing

Future passive uses 'will be' + past participle.

9. Which sentence uses the passive correctly with 'by'?

A. The cake was made.

B. The cake was made by my sister.

C. My sister made the cake.

D. The cake made my sister.

'By' introduces the agent (the person or thing performing the action) in the passive voice.

10. The test ____ tomorrow morning.

A. will be given

B. will give

C. is giving

Future passive uses 'will be' + past participle.

11. The report ____ by the end of the week.

A. must be submitted

B. must submit

C. is submitting

Modal verbs like 'must' are followed by 'be' + past participle in the passive.

12. Which sentence is grammatically correct and in the passive voice?

A. The letter is writing.

B. The letter is being written.

C. The letter is wrote.

D. The letter is written.

Present continuous passive uses 'is/am/are being' + past participle.

13. The house ____ in 1920.

A. was built

B. built

C. is building

Past simple passive uses 'was/were' + past participle.

14. The flowers ____ every morning.

A. are watered

B. watered

C. are watering

Present simple passive uses 'is/am/are' + past participle.

15. Which sentence correctly uses the passive voice with a present perfect continuous tense?

A. The bridge has been building.

B. The bridge has been built.

C. The bridge is being built.

D. The bridge has been being built.

Present perfect continuous passive uses 'has/have been being' + past participle. While less common, it's grammatically correct.

Topics:

Present tenses

Past tenses 1

Present perfect

Present tenses 2

Future 1

Future 2

Countable and uncountable nouns

Referring to nouns

Pronouns and referencing

Adjectives and adverbs

Comparing things

The noun pharse

Modals 1

Modals 2

Reported speech

Verb + verb patterns

Likelihood based on conditions 1

Likelihood based on conditions 2

Presositions

Relative clauses

Ways of organising texts

The passive

Linking ideas

Showing your position in a text

Nominalisation in written English