Quiz Of Passive Sentences

1. Active: The doctor can give a prescription to the patients in the hospital.Passive:A prescription can give by the doctor to the patients in the hospital.

True

False

A prescription can be given by the doctor to the patients in the hospital. (Simple Present Tense)

Explanation

A prescription can be given by the doctor to the patients in the hospital. (Simple Present Tense)

2. Passive: The quiz is being done by me.Active: I am doing the quiz.

True

False

I am doing the quiz. (Present Continuous Tense)

Explanation

I am doing the quiz. (Present Continuous Tense)

3. Passive: The deer have been shot by the hunter.Active: ...

The hunter shoots the deer.

The hunter shot the deer.

The hunter has shot the deer.

The hunter had shot the deer.

The given correct answer "The hunter has shot the deer" is the passive form of the sentence "The deer have been shot by the hunter." In the active form, the subject (hunter) performs the action (shoots) on the object (deer). The use of "has" indicates that the action has been completed in the present perfect tense.

Explanation

The given correct answer "The hunter has shot the deer" is the passive form of the sentence "The deer have been shot by the hunter." In the active form, the subject (hunter) performs the action (shoots) on the object (deer). The use of "has" indicates that the action has been completed in the present perfect tense.

4. Active: Sam has taken an English course.Passive: An English course has taken by Sam.

True

False

An English course has been taken by Sam.

Explanation

An English course has been taken by Sam.

5. Passive: The sentences were read by us.Active: We were reading the sentences.

True

False

We read the sentences. (Simple Past Tense)

Explanation

We read the sentences. (Simple Past Tense)

6. Passive: The car is repaired by the mechanics.Active: The mechanics repaired the car.

True

False

The mechanics repair the car. (Simple Present Tense)

Explanation

The mechanics repair the car. (Simple Present Tense)

7. Passive: The English books are read by Deni and Dina.Active: ...

Deni and Dina are reading the English books.

Deni and Dina were reading the English books.

Deni and Dina read the English books.

Deni and Dina have read the English books.

The given active sentence "Deni and Dina read the English books" is in the simple present tense. The passive sentence "The English books are read by Deni and Dina" is also in the present tense. Therefore, the correct answer is "Deni and Dina read the English books" as it maintains the tense and subject-verb agreement of the original sentence.

Explanation

The given active sentence "Deni and Dina read the English books" is in the simple present tense. The passive sentence "The English books are read by Deni and Dina" is also in the present tense. Therefore, the correct answer is "Deni and Dina read the English books" as it maintains the tense and subject-verb agreement of the original sentence.

8. Active: My parents have had a house.Passive: A house have been had by my parents.

True

False

A house has been had by my parents. (Present Perfect Tense)

Explanation

A house has been had by my parents. (Present Perfect Tense)

9. Active: He will buy a dictionary.Passive: A dictionary will be bought by his.

True

False

A dictionary will be bought by him.

Explanation

A dictionary will be bought by him.

10. Active: When we went to our grandma's house, the neighbors were repairing the house.Passive: When we went to our grandma's house, the house were being repaired by the neighbors.

True

False

When we went to our grandma's house, the house was being repaired by the neighbors. (Past Continuous Tense)

Explanation

When we went to our grandma's house, the house was being repaired by the neighbors. (Past Continuous Tense)

11. Active: Sandra used the scissors to cut the papers at school every day.Passive: The scissors are used by Sandra to cut the papers at school every day.

True

False

The scissors were used by Sandra to cut the papers at school every day. (Simple Past Tense)

Explanation

The scissors were used by Sandra to cut the papers at school every day. (Simple Past Tense)

12. Active: The cat eats the mice.Passive: ...

The mice is eaten by the cat.

The mice are eaten by the cat.

The mice was eaten by the cat.

The mice were eaten by the cat.

The correct answer is "The mice are eaten by the cat." In the passive voice, the subject of the active sentence (the cat) becomes the object, and the object of the active sentence (the mice) becomes the subject. Since "mice" is a plural noun, the correct form of the verb "to be" is "are." Therefore, the correct passive sentence is "The mice are eaten by the cat."

Explanation

The correct answer is "The mice are eaten by the cat." In the passive voice, the subject of the active sentence (the cat) becomes the object, and the object of the active sentence (the mice) becomes the subject. Since "mice" is a plural noun, the correct form of the verb "to be" is "are." Therefore, the correct passive sentence is "The mice are eaten by the cat."