Master Verb Voice: Enhance Your Grammar Skills

Question 1

Which of the following is the active voice of the sentence "The book was read by John"?

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John read the book

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The book was read

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Read the book by John

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The book is being read

Question 2

In the sentence "The dog chased the cat", which word is the verb in the active voice?

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chased

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dog

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cat

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the

Question 3

Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?

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The apple was eaten by me

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I ate the apple

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They are eating the pizza

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The movie has been watched

Question 4

In the sentence "The ball was hit by the boy", what is the object of the verb?

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ball

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hit

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boy

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the

Question 5

Which of the following is the passive voice of the sentence "They will build a new house"?

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A new house will be built by them

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They will be building a new house

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A new house is being built by them

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The new house will have been built

Question 6

In the sentence "By whom was the letter written?", which preposition introduces the agent of the passive voice?

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by

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whom

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was

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the

Question 7

In the sentence "The painting is being admired by the visitors", what is the tense of the verb?

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Present continuous

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Present simple

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Present perfect

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Past simple

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a reason to use passive voice?

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To emphasize the action

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To conceal the doer of the action

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To make the sentence more formal

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To focus on the recipient of the action

Question 9

In the sentence "The house has been renovated", which modal auxiliary is used in the passive voice?

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have

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can

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will

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should

Question 10

Which sentence uses the active voice?

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The police arrested the suspect.

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The car was parked in the driveway.

Question 11

Which of the following is the primary distinction between active and passive voice?

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The agent performing the action

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The tense of the verb

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The object receiving the action

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The mood of the verb

Question 12

Which sentence below is written in active voice?

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The clumsy child shattered the vase.

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The vase was shattered by the clumsy child.

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The vase had been shattered by the time we arrived.

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The shattered vase lay in pieces on the floor.

Question 13

Convert the following sentence from active to passive voice: 'The students wrote a detailed report on climate change.'

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A detailed report on climate change was written by the students.

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A detailed report on climate change had been written by the students.

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The students wrote a detailed report on climate change.

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The detailed report on climate change was written by the students.

Question 14

Which of the following sentences uses passive voice correctly?

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The stolen car was discovered by the police.

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The police discovered the stolen car.

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The stolen car had been discovered by the police.

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The discovering of the stolen car was done by the police.

Question 15

When transforming a sentence from active to passive voice, what becomes the subject of the new sentence?

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The direct object of the active sentence

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The indirect object of the active sentence

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The subject of the active sentence

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The complement of the active sentence

Question 16

Identify the sentence in the active voice.

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The fielder caught the ball.

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The ball was caught by the fielder.

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The ball is caught by the fielder.

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The ball has been caught by the fielder.

Question 17

Which verb is in the passive voice?

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is read

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walk

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read

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sing

Question 18

What is the key difference between active and passive voice?

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Subject of the sentence

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Verb tense

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Object of the sentence

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Verb mood

Question 19

Identify the grammatically correct passive voice sentence.

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The children were taught by the teacher.

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The children teach the teacher.

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The teacher is taught by the children.

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The children have taught the teacher.

Question 20

Which option is NOT a form of the passive voice?

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Future participle + be

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Past participle + be

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Present participle + be

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Past participle + have been

Question 21

Transform the sentence 'The boy kicked the ball' into passive voice.

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The ball was kicked by the boy.

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The boy was kicked by the ball.

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The ball kicked the boy.

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The boy has kicked the ball.

Question 22

Identify the sentence in the active voice.

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I borrowed the book.

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The book was borrowed by me.

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Me borrowed the book.

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The book has been borrowed by me.

Question 23

Transform the sentence 'They will build a new house' into passive voice.

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A new house will be built by them.

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A new house will build them.

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They will have built a new house.

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A new house is built by them.

Question 24

Which sentence is in the passive voice and describes a past action?

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The report was written by the team.

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The report will be written by the team.

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The report is written by the team.

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The team has written the report.

Question 25

Identify the sentence that is written in passive voice.

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The essay was meticulously crafted by the students.

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The students meticulously crafted the essay.

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The teacher eloquently explained the grammar lesson.

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The dog enthusiastically chased the ball.

Question 26

In the sentence 'The book was read by the student.', who or what is the subject?

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The student

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The book

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Read

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Was

Question 27

Identify the object of the sentence: 'The diligent teacher graded the challenging test.'

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The test

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The teacher

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Graded

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It

Question 28

Rewrite the following sentence in passive voice: 'The students enthusiastically completed the project.'

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The project was enthusiastically completed by the students.

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The students are enthusiastically completing the project.

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The project enthusiastically completed the students.

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The project is being enthusiastically completed by the students.

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of passive voice?

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The subject is always omitted.

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The subject receives the action.

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The verb is typically in a past tense form.

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A prepositional phrase often follows the verb.

Question 30

Identify the tense of the following sentence in passive voice: 'The report was written thoroughly last week.'

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Past simple

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Present simple

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Present perfect

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Past perfect

Question 31

Rewrite the following sentence in active voice: 'The cookies were lovingly baked by my grandmother.'

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My grandmother lovingly baked the cookies.

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My grandmother lovingly bakes the cookies.

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The cookies are lovingly baked by my grandmother.

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The cookies are lovingly baking by my grandmother.

Question 32

Select the correct passive voice form of the sentence: 'The teacher graded the exam.'

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The exam was graded by the teacher.

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The exam is graded by the teacher.

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The teacher has graded the exam.

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The exam will be graded by the teacher.

Question 33

Identify the verb type in the sentence: 'The children are being taught by the teacher.'

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Passive voice, present tense

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Active voice, present tense

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Active voice, past tense

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Passive voice, past tense

Question 34

Identify the sentence that is written in the active voice.

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The boy threw the ball.

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The ball was thrown by the boy.

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The ball is being thrown.

Question 35

In the sentence 'The cat was chased by the dog', which word is the subject?

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cat

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dog

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chased

Question 36

In the sentence 'The cookies are being baked', which verb tense is being used?

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present continuous

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present perfect

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past continuous

Question 37

Identify the sentence that is in the passive voice and expresses an action that is currently happening.

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The windows are being cleaned.

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The car was repaired yesterday.

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The food was cooked an hour ago.

Question 38

In the sentence 'The house needs to be cleaned', which word functions as the passive voice auxiliary?

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needs

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to

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cleaned

Question 39

Identify the sentence that uses the passive voice in an academic context.

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The report was submitted on time.

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The students were excited about the field trip.

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The new teacher was introduced to the class.

Question 40

Which of the following verbs is in the active voice?

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Purchased

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Is being purchased

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To purchase

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Was purchased

Question 41

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct in the passive voice?

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The cake was baked by me.

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The cake was baked me.

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The cake baked by me.

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Me baked the cake.

Question 42

In the sentence 'The teacher graded the papers.', what is the object?

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The papers

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The teacher

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Graded

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Papers

Question 43

Which of these is an example of a helping verb?

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Is

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Running

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Quickly

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The

Question 44

What is the tense of the sentence 'The students have completed the assignment.'?

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Present Perfect

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Present

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Past

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Future

Question 45

In the sentence 'The essay should be submitted by Friday.', what is the modal verb?

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Should

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Be

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Submitted

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By

Question 46

Identify the sentence written in the active voice:

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The boy kicked the ball.

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The ball was kicked by the boy.

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The ball has been kicked.

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Kicking the ball is fun.

Question 47

Which sentence is in the passive voice?

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The cake was baked by my mother.

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The cake tastes delicious.

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Baking the cake is easy.

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My mother baked the cake.

Question 48

Which sentence utilizes passive voice to express objectivity?

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The results of the study were presented at the conference.

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The researchers presented the results of the study at the conference.

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The conference was attended by the researchers who presented the results of the study.

Question 49

Select the sentence in the active voice that can be rewritten in the passive voice:

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The students are studying grammar.

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Studying grammar is enjoyable.

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The study of grammar is important.

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Grammar is being studied by the students.

Question 50

Identify the sentence that uses passive voice to emphasize the significance of an event:

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The new law was passed by Congress.

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The new law is significant.

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Congress passed the new law.

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Passing the new law was a significant achievement.