Active and Passive Voice

Choose active or passive voice based on focus, information flow, and relevance of the agent.

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Question 1
Basic Voice identification

Which label best fits this sentence? "The committee approved the proposal."

Question 2
Basic Voice identification

Which label best fits this sentence? "The proposal was approved by the committee."

Question 3
Basic Voice identification

Which label best fits this sentence? "The window got broken during the storm."

Question 4
Basic Voice identification

Which label best fits this sentence? "Visitors are requested to remain seated."

Question 5
Basic Voice identification

Which label best fits this sentence? "The technician repaired the server."

Question 6
Basic Voice identification

Which label best fits this sentence? "The report has been completed."

Question 7
Basic Voice identification

Which label best fits this sentence? "He got promoted last month."

Question 8
Basic Voice identification

Which label best fits this sentence? "Someone stole my bicycle."

Question 9
Intermediate Voice identification

Which label best fits this sentence? "My bicycle was stolen."

Question 10
Intermediate Voice identification

Which label best fits this sentence? "The school offered students extra guidance."

Question 11
Intermediate Voice identification

Which label best fits this sentence? "Students were offered extra guidance."

Question 12
Intermediate Voice identification

Which label best fits this sentence? "The samples were analyzed under controlled conditions."

Question 13
Basic Transformation

Choose the best passive version of "People speak English around the world."

Question 14
Basic Transformation

Choose the best passive version of "The team is testing the software."

Question 15
Basic Transformation

Choose the best passive version of "Someone has stolen my bag."

Question 16
Basic Transformation

Choose the best passive version of "The lab will examine the samples tomorrow."

Question 17
Basic Transformation

Choose the best passive version of "The coach should review the plan."

Question 18
Basic Transformation

Choose the best passive version of "They gave me a certificate."

Question 19
Intermediate Transformation

Choose the best passive version of "The school offered students extra guidance."

Question 20
Intermediate Transformation

Choose the best passive version of "The editor corrected the article."

Question 21
Intermediate Transformation

Choose the best passive version of "They are repairing the road this week."

Question 22
Intermediate Transformation

Choose the best passive version of "They had completed the design before noon."

Question 23
Intermediate Transformation

Choose the best passive version of "The manager must sign the contract."

Question 24
Intermediate Transformation

Choose the best passive version of "They built the bridge in 2015."

Question 25
Basic Usage

A thief took your bicycle, but you do not know who it was. Which sentence is the best choice?

Question 26
Basic Usage

You are writing about a budgeting mistake and want clear accountability. Which sentence is strongest?

Question 27
Basic Usage

Which sentence best fits a formal notice on a museum wall?

Question 28
Basic Usage

Which sentence best fits a scientific method section?

Question 29
Intermediate Usage

Which sentence is best when the agent is important information?

Question 30
Intermediate Usage

Which version avoids an unnecessary by-phrase?

Question 31
Intermediate Usage

A news report wants to focus on the victims rather than the driver. Which sentence is best?

Question 32
Intermediate Usage

You want a direct sentence about a company decision. Which choice is best?

Question 33
Intermediate Usage

Which sentence best emphasizes result rather than doer?

Question 34
Advanced Usage

Which sentence sounds natural in an informal conversation about career progress?

Question 35
Advanced Usage

Which sentence best fits a safety sign on a construction site?

Question 36
Advanced Usage

Which sentence best fits a process-focused report about the exhibition repair?

Question 37
Intermediate Rule and logic

Which verb usually cannot form a normal passive?

Question 38
Intermediate Rule and logic

Why is the agent omitted in "My bag has been stolen"?

Question 39
Intermediate Rule and logic

Why is the by-phrase useful in "The novel was written by Toni Morrison"?

Question 40
Intermediate Rule and logic

Which passive version of "They gave me a certificate" is correct and natural?

Question 41
Intermediate Rule and logic

Which passive version of "The school offered students extra guidance" is correct and natural?

Question 42
Intermediate Rule and logic

Which sentence contains an unnecessary by-phrase?

Question 43
Advanced Rule and logic

Which sentence hides responsibility in a way that may sound too vague?

Question 44
Advanced Rule and logic

In active-to-passive transformation, what happens after you identify the object?

Question 45
Advanced Rule and logic

What is a common effect of the get-passive?

Question 46
Advanced Rule and logic

Which sentence contains a verb that normally cannot be passivized?

Question 47
Advanced Rule and logic

Which pair best shows that the active voice is stronger for accountability?

Question 48
Advanced Rule and logic

Why does "The suspect was arrested" often work without a by-phrase?

Question 49
Advanced Editing

Choose the best correction: "The work was finished by yesterday."

Question 50
Advanced Editing

Choose the best correction: "The problem was happened yesterday."

Question 51
Advanced Editing

Choose the best correction: "The report has completed."

Question 52
Advanced Editing

Choose the best correction: "English is spoken by many people in the world by them."

Question 53
Advanced Editing

Choose the best correction: "The forms are check every morning."

Question 54
Advanced Editing

Choose the best correction: "The road is repairing this week."

Question 55
Advanced Editing

Choose the best correction: "My laptop was stole on the train."

Question 56
Advanced Editing

Choose the best correction: "The accident was occurred at midnight."

Question 57
Advanced Editing

Choose the best correction: "The visitors requested to remain seated."

Question 58
Advanced Editing

Choose the best correction: "The bag has been stole."

Question 59
Advanced Editing

Choose the best correction: "Extra guidance offered students."

Question 60
Advanced Editing

Choose the best correction: "The decision was took by the board."