Question 1 Basic Voice identification
Which label best fits this sentence? "The committee approved the proposal."
A Get passive B Impossible to tell from the sentence alone C Active voice D Passive voice
Question 2 Basic Voice identification
Which label best fits this sentence? "The proposal was approved by the committee."
A Get passive B Impossible to tell from the sentence alone C Passive voice D Active voice
Question 3 Basic Voice identification
Which label best fits this sentence? "The window got broken during the storm."
A Get passive B Active voice C Passive voice D Impossible to tell from the sentence alone
Question 4 Basic Voice identification
Which label best fits this sentence? "Visitors are requested to remain seated."
A Passive voice B Active voice C Get passive D Impossible to tell from the sentence alone
Question 5 Basic Voice identification
Which label best fits this sentence? "The technician repaired the server."
A Passive voice B Get passive C Impossible to tell from the sentence alone D Active voice
Question 6 Basic Voice identification
Which label best fits this sentence? "The report has been completed."
A Passive voice B Active voice C Get passive D Impossible to tell from the sentence alone
Question 7 Basic Voice identification
Which label best fits this sentence? "He got promoted last month."
A Active voice B Passive voice C Impossible to tell from the sentence alone D Get passive
Question 8 Basic Voice identification
Which label best fits this sentence? "Someone stole my bicycle."
A Get passive B Impossible to tell from the sentence alone C Active voice D Passive voice
Question 9 Intermediate Voice identification
Which label best fits this sentence? "My bicycle was stolen."
A Get passive B Impossible to tell from the sentence alone C Passive voice D Active voice
Question 10 Intermediate Voice identification
Which label best fits this sentence? "The school offered students extra guidance."
A Get passive B Impossible to tell from the sentence alone C Active voice D Passive voice
Question 11 Intermediate Voice identification
Which label best fits this sentence? "Students were offered extra guidance."
A Get passive B Impossible to tell from the sentence alone C Passive voice D Active voice
Question 12 Intermediate Voice identification
Which label best fits this sentence? "The samples were analyzed under controlled conditions."
A Impossible to tell from the sentence alone B Passive voice C Active voice D Get passive
Question 13 Basic Transformation
Choose the best passive version of "People speak English around the world."
A English has spoken around the world. B English is spoken around the world. C English is speaking around the world. D English was spoken around the world.
Question 14 Basic Transformation
Choose the best passive version of "The team is testing the software."
A The software was being tested by the team. B The software has been tested by the team. C The software is being tested by the team. D The software is tested by the team.
Question 15 Basic Transformation
Choose the best passive version of "Someone has stolen my bag."
A My bag was stolen. B My bag is stolen. C My bag has been stolen. D My bag has stolen.
Question 16 Basic Transformation
Choose the best passive version of "The lab will examine the samples tomorrow."
A The samples are examined tomorrow. B The samples will been examined tomorrow. C The samples will be examined tomorrow. D The samples will examined tomorrow.
Question 17 Basic Transformation
Choose the best passive version of "The coach should review the plan."
A The plan should be reviewed by the coach. B The plan should reviewed by the coach. C The plan should being reviewed by the coach. D The plan should have review by the coach.
Question 18 Basic Transformation
Choose the best passive version of "They gave me a certificate."
A I was give a certificate. B I was given to a certificate. C I was given a certificate. D I given a certificate.
Question 19 Intermediate Transformation
Choose the best passive version of "The school offered students extra guidance."
A Students offered extra guidance. B Students were offer extra guidance. C Students were offering extra guidance. D Students were offered extra guidance.
Question 20 Intermediate Transformation
Choose the best passive version of "The editor corrected the article."
A The article had corrected by the editor. B The article was corrected by the editor. C The article corrected by the editor. D The article was correct by the editor.
Question 21 Intermediate Transformation
Choose the best passive version of "They are repairing the road this week."
A The road has been repaired this week. B The road is being repaired this week. C The road is repaired this week. D The road was being repaired this week.
Question 22 Intermediate Transformation
Choose the best passive version of "They had completed the design before noon."
A The design had completed before noon. B The design was completed before noon. C The design had being completed before noon. D The design had been completed before noon.
Question 23 Intermediate Transformation
Choose the best passive version of "The manager must sign the contract."
A The contract must being signed by the manager. B The contract must been signed by the manager. C The contract must be signed by the manager. D The contract must signed by the manager.
Question 24 Intermediate Transformation
Choose the best passive version of "They built the bridge in 2015."
A The bridge was build in 2015. B The bridge was built in 2015. C The bridge is built in 2015. D The bridge has built in 2015.
A thief took your bicycle, but you do not know who it was. Which sentence is the best choice?
A My bicycle was stolen. B Someone was stealing my bicycle. C A bicycle stole me. D My bicycle stole someone.
You are writing about a budgeting mistake and want clear accountability. Which sentence is strongest?
A Mistakes were made in the budget report. B The budget report was mistaken. C Mistakes had been making in the budget report. D The finance team made mistakes in the budget report.
Which sentence best fits a formal notice on a museum wall?
A We request the visitors to remaining seated. B Visitors requested remain seated. C The visitors are seating on request. D Visitors are requested to remain seated.
Which sentence best fits a scientific method section?
A The samples were analyzed under controlled conditions. B The scientists analyzed the samples, and that sounds more scientific. C The samples analyzed under controlled conditions. D The samples were analyzing under controlled conditions.
Question 29 Intermediate Usage
Which sentence is best when the agent is important information?
A The novel was written. B Someone wrote the novel, probably a famous author. C The novel wrote Toni Morrison. D The novel was written by Toni Morrison.
Question 30 Intermediate Usage
Which version avoids an unnecessary by-phrase?
A The cleaner was cleaned by the floor. B The floor cleaned by the cleaner was. C The floor was cleaned. D The floor was cleaned by the cleaner.
Question 31 Intermediate Usage
A news report wants to focus on the victims rather than the driver. Which sentence is best?
A Three people injured in the accident. B Three people were injured in the accident. C The accident injured three people by someone. D Someone injured three people in the accident, and the driver is not the point.
Question 32 Intermediate Usage
You want a direct sentence about a company decision. Which choice is best?
A A decision was being to postpone the launch. B The board decided to postpone the launch. C The decision was taken to postpone the launch. D The launch was postponed decisionally by the board.
Question 33 Intermediate Usage
Which sentence best emphasizes result rather than doer?
A The report has completed. B The report completed has been. C The report has been completed. D Someone has completed the report, but I do not care who.
Question 34 Advanced Usage
Which sentence sounds natural in an informal conversation about career progress?
A Promotion happened him last month. B He got promoted last month. C He was promoting last month. D He got promote last month.
Question 35 Advanced Usage
Which sentence best fits a safety sign on a construction site?
A Helmets are must be worn on site. B Helmets must be worn on site. C Workers must wear helmets on site by all people. D Helmets must worn on site.
Question 36 Advanced Usage
Which sentence best fits a process-focused report about the exhibition repair?
A A replacement frame was finding, and the surface was repairing. B A replacement frame was found, and the surface was repaired. C The organizers found a replacement frame, and they repaired the surface, so list every doer. D A replacement frame found, and the surface repaired.
Question 37 Intermediate Rule and logic
Which verb usually cannot form a normal passive?
A solve B offer C build D arrive
Question 38 Intermediate Rule and logic
Why is the agent omitted in "My bag has been stolen"?
A Because passive clauses can never include an agent. B Because stolen is not a past participle. C Because the object cannot become the subject. D Because the thief is unknown or unimportant.
Question 39 Intermediate Rule and logic
Why is the by-phrase useful in "The novel was written by Toni Morrison"?
A Because written cannot stand without a by-phrase. B Because passive voice only works in literature. C Because the agent adds important information. D Because every passive sentence must end with by + agent.
Question 40 Intermediate Rule and logic
Which passive version of "They gave me a certificate" is correct and natural?
A I was given a certificate. B I was gave a certificate. C I given was a certificate. D I was given to a certificate.
Question 41 Intermediate Rule and logic
Which passive version of "The school offered students extra guidance" is correct and natural?
A Extra guidance was offered to students. B Extra guidance offered to students. C Extra guidance was offer to students. D Extra guidance was offering to students.
Question 42 Intermediate Rule and logic
Which sentence contains an unnecessary by-phrase?
A The floor was cleaned by the cleaner. B The novel was written by Toni Morrison. C The bridge was opened by the mayor. D The proposal was approved by the committee.
Question 43 Advanced Rule and logic
Which sentence hides responsibility in a way that may sound too vague?
A The report was corrected yesterday. B The forms are checked every morning. C Mistakes were made in the budget report. D The finance team made mistakes in the budget report.
Question 44 Advanced Rule and logic
In active-to-passive transformation, what happens after you identify the object?
A You turn the verb into a noun. B You move the object into subject position. C You delete the object completely. D You change the object into a preposition.
Question 45 Advanced Rule and logic
What is a common effect of the get-passive?
A It often sounds more informal or event-focused. B It is always more formal than the be-passive. C It cannot describe real events. D It is only used with future meaning.
Question 46 Advanced Rule and logic
Which sentence contains a verb that normally cannot be passivized?
A She arrived late. B They solved the puzzle. C The coach advised us to rest. D Someone stole my bicycle.
Question 47 Advanced Rule and logic
Which pair best shows that the active voice is stronger for accountability?
A The finance team made mistakes in the budget report. B Mistakes were made in the budget report. C The budget report was made of mistakes. D Mistakes had making the budget report.
Question 48 Advanced Rule and logic
Why does "The suspect was arrested" often work without a by-phrase?
A Because arrest is not transitive. B Because passive clauses never allow agents. C Because suspects cannot be subjects. D Because the agent is usually obvious from context.
Question 49 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "The work was finished by yesterday."
A The work was finished yesterday. B The work was being finished by yesterday. C The work had finishing by yesterday. D The work finished was by yesterday.
Question 50 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "The problem was happened yesterday."
A The problem had been happened yesterday. B The problem was happen yesterday. C The problem happened yesterday. D The problem was happening yesterday.
Question 51 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "The report has completed."
A The report has being completed. B The report has been completed. C The report has completed by someone. D The report is been completed.
Question 52 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "English is spoken by many people in the world by them."
A English spoken by many people around the world by them. B English is spoken around world by them people. C English is spoken by many people around the world. D English is speaking by many people around the world.
Question 53 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "The forms are check every morning."
A The forms are checked every morning. B The forms are checking every morning. C The forms checked every morning are. D The forms have check every morning.
Question 54 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "The road is repairing this week."
A The road has repaired this week. B The road is been repaired this week. C The road is being repaired this week. D The road is repaired this week by now.
Question 55 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "My laptop was stole on the train."
A My laptop was stealing on the train. B My laptop stolen was on the train. C My laptop had stole on the train. D My laptop was stolen on the train.
Question 56 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "The accident was occurred at midnight."
A The accident was occur at midnight. B The accident occurred at midnight. C The accident was occurring at midnight. D The accident had been occurred at midnight.
Question 57 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "The visitors requested to remain seated."
A Visitors are request to remain seated. B The visitors are requesting to remained seated. C Visitors are requested to remain seated. D Visitors request to remain seated.
Question 58 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "The bag has been stole."
A The bag has stolen. B The bag has been stealing. C The bag has stole. D The bag has been stolen.
Question 59 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "Extra guidance offered students."
A Extra guidance is offer to students. B Extra guidance was offered to students. C Extra guidance was offering to students. D Extra guidance offered to students was.
Question 60 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "The decision was took by the board."
A The decision was taken by the board. B The decision was taking by the board. C The decision taken by the board was. D The decision had took by the board.