PASSIVE VOICE

I. Multiple choice:
1. The photos in a Washington studio ____________last week.
A. took B. have taken C. was taken D. were taken

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2. The robbers _____________ by the police since the evidence was found.
A. have arrested B. have been arrested C. was arrested D. had arrested

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3. Dynamite ____________ by Alfred Bernhard Nobel in the 1860s.

A. had been invented B. invented C. was invented D.
was being invented

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4. This exercise may __________ with a blue-ink pen.

A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write

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5. Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It ______________everything in its path.

A. destroyed B. was destroyed
C. was being destroyed D. had been destroyed

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6. When the little boy the car, he was badly injured.

A. hit B. is hit by C. was hit by D. is hitting

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7. Most forests in other climatic areas by human beings.

A. had already been affected B. have already been affecting
C. have already affected D. have already been affected

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8. The new highway _____________ and built last year.

 A. planned B. had planned C. was planning D. was planned

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9. _______________ to you yet?

A. Have the comic been given back B. Have the comic been give back
C. Have the comic been gave back D. Have the comic being given back

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10. As the patient could not walk, he ______________home in a wheelchair since this morning.
A. has carried B. has been carried C. was carried D. was carrying

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11. Let’s go ahead and do it now. Nothing ___________if we just wait.

A. will be accomplished B. accomplished
C. has accomplished D. accomplishes

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12. I still can’t believe it! My laptop together with all documents ____________ last night.
A. stole B. stolen C. was stolen D. was stealing

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13. It’s impossible to go along this way because the road is _________________.
A. been repaired B. being repaired C. repaired D. repairing

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14. People don’t use this service on special occasions.

A. This service is not used on special occasions.
B. Special occasions this service is not used on.
C. This service on special occasions is not used
D. This service is used on special occasions.

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15. How did people learn a new language?

A. How was a new language learned? B. How is a new language learned by people?
C. How new a language was learned? D. How people learned a new language?
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II. Change these sentences into passive voice:

21. They should phone her before the meeting.
=> She____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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22. My mother was making a cake when I came home.

=> A cake____________________________________________________________________________________________

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23. Someone has stolen his car.

=> His car___________________________________________________________________________________________

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24. The interviewers were questioning Tom.

=> Tom______________________________________________________________________________________________

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25. He opens the mails every morning.

=> The mails_______________________________________________________________________________________

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