Passive voice

1. The whole village . . . in a riot over the territory dispute between to tribes.
A. destroys
B. were destroyed
C. was destroyed
D. had been destroyed
2. Candles . . . from beeswax burn with very clean flame
A. are made
B. are being made
C. were being making
D. were made
3. Although the stolen car …. the police can’t trace the thieves.
A. is being found
B. has found
C. has been found
D. had found
E. was finding
4. The street …. when we passed yesterday.
A. has repaired
B. is being repaired
C. was being repaired
D. has been repaired
E. had been repaired
5. Everybody knew that he had shown great loyalty to the company ; therefore, he …. A
big sum of money at the anniversary of the company.
A. was to reward
B. rewarded
C. was rewarding
D. was rewarded
E. was being rewarded
6. Andi is called for the interview. It means personnel department …. Iwan for the
interview.
A. is called
B. calls
C. has called
D. was called
E. called
7. I’m still waiting …. for the interview.
A. to call
B. to be called
C. being called
D. is called
E. be called
8. “ You are not driving your car.”
“ No, ….”
A. It’s repaired
B. It’s being repaired
C. It was repaired
D. It’s been repaired
 E. It will have been repaired
9. “ Is the new edition of this book already available? “
A. It is printing
B. It has printed
C. It is being printed
D. It has been printed
E. It was printed
10. By the time I returned, some things . . . yet
A. Weren’t prepared
B. Hadn’t been prepared
C. Aren’t prepared
D. Haven’t been prepared
Passive stative
1. I … after working all day long.
A. Was exhausted
B. Were exhausted
C. Has been exhausted
D. Am exhausted
2. The manager … the secretary to type the letter
A. Was got
B. Is getting
C. Were getting
D. Are getting
3. The lights in this room … off.
A. Was turned
B. Is turned
C. Are turned
D. Are turning
4. I cant find my purse, it …
A. Was gone
B. Is gone
C. Can be gone
D. Had been gone
E. Has been gone
5. It is hot in this room because the window ...
A. Is closed
B. Is closing
C. Is close
D. Was closed
E. Was closing

To + V1
1. If people have to pay cash to buy a house, nobody can afford . . . it.
A. buy
B. to buy
C. buying
D. for buying
2. According to my uncle, my sister is too young . . . part in the modelling contest held
next week.
A. to takes
 B. taking
C. to take
D. take
3. Billie Holiday’s reputation as a great jazz-blues singer rests on her ability . . .
emotional depth to her songs.
A. be giving
B. are given
C. being given
D. to give
4. . . . the demands of aerospace, medicine, and agriculture, aengineers, are creating
exotic new metallic substances.
A. meeting
B. being met are
C. to meet
D. they are meeting
5. I forget . . . breakfast, I feel so hungry
A. eating
B. to eat
C. eat
D. eaten

Error Recognition
1. A number of visitors of the zoo are warned(A) not feeding(B) the animals for(C)
several health reasons(D).
2. At present(A), the main element of competition, both on(B) national and international
level are representating(C) by Human resources(D).
3. Originally(A), ice cream was a labor-intensive(B) treat made(C) manually by
hand(D).
4. Vice President George Bush’s(A) quest for(B) the Republican presidential(C)
nomination was ceremoniously launching(D) in Houston.
5. The bridge was hitting(A) by a large ship during(B) a sudden(C) storm last week(D).
6. When a bee colony becomes overcrowded(A), some of the bees, accompanied(B) by
the old queen, left(C) the hive to establish(D) a new colony.
7. The community(A) of Bethesda, Maryland, was previous(B) known(C) as(D) Darcy’s
Store.
8. The musical talent(A) of Jerry was(B) discovered early(C) by his sympathetically(D)
teacher.
9. The state seal still used(A) in Massachusetts designed by(B) Paul Revere, who(C)
also designed the first(D) Continental currency.
10. On(A) March, the public was shocked(B) by a video of the female students mixing(C)
prayer movements(D) with dancing.

Kunci Jawaban :
Passive voice
1.
 2.
3. A

To V1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5. B

Error Recognition
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. B
8.
9. B
10. A