Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The evidence was presumed to have been fabricated before being presented in court.
- A.It is presumed that someone had fabricated the evidence before presenting it in court.
- B.The court presumed the evidence to be fabricated.
- C.The evidence had been fabricated, the court presumed.
- D.Fabrication of evidence was presumed to occur.
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Answer: A
A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech. The mentor noted that the fellow had persevered even after his hypotheses were repeatedly falsified.
- A.The mentor said, "The fellow persevered even after your hypotheses were repeatedly falsified."
- B.The mentor said, "The fellow persevered even after his hypotheses were repeatedly falsified."
- C.The mentor said, "The fellow preserve though hypotheses are falsified."
- D.The mentor remarked, "The fellow had persevered though his hypotheses were repeatedly falsified."
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Answer: B
A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech. He said, “It may rain today.”
- A.He said it might rain that day.
- B.He said it may rain that day.
- C.He said it can rain today.
- D.He said it might raining today.
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Answer: A
Change the following from active to passive: The court let the plaintiff argue the motion without interruption.
- A.The motion was argued by the plaintiff without interruption.
- B.The plaintiff was let to argue the motion without interruption.
- C.The plaintiff was allowed to argue the motion without interruption.
- D.The court was letting the plaintiff argue the motion.
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Answer: C
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The car had been parked in front of the gate by the visitor.
- A.The visitor parks the car in front of the gate.
- B.The visitor had parked the car in front of the gate.
- C.The car was being parked in front of the gate by the visitor.
- D.The visitor will park the car in front of the gate.
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Answer: B
A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech. The CEO admitted that the company's projections had been overly optimistic.
- A."Our projections were overly optimistic," admitted the CEO.
- B."The company's projections are overly optimistic," the CEO admitted.
- C.The CEO said, "Company Projections had been too optimistic."
- D.The CEO said, "The company's projections had been overly optimistic."
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Answer: D
A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech. He said, "Would you help me with this work?"
- A.He said if I would help him with that work.
- B.He asked if I would help him with that work.
- C.He asked would I help him with this work.
- D.He told me would I help him.
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Answer: B
Change the following from active to passive: Where will they hold the conference?
- A.Where the conference will be held?
- B.Where will the conference be held?
- C.Where is the conference held?
- D.Where has the conference been held?
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Answer: B
Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The director gave a stern warning to the cast.
- A.The sailor stood at the stern of the ship.
- B.Her face showed a stern expression.
- C.The teacher's tone was stern and serious.
- D.His discipline was known to be stern.
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Answer: A
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The decision was expected to be made by the council after further review.
- A.The council expected making a decision after review.
- B.It was expected that the council would make the decision after review.
- C.The council made the decision as was expected.
- D.The council was expected to have made the decision.
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Answer: B
Select the correct option for the Direct Speech conversion of the sentence below. She posited that the narrative would have achieved greater cohesion had the author maintained a single focalisation.
- A.She said, "If the author maintains a single focalisation, the narrative will achieve greater cohesion."
- B.She said, "The narrative would have achieved greater cohesion had the author maintained a single focalisation."
- C.She said, "The narrative will achieve greater cohesion if a single focalisation was maintained by the author."
- D.She said, "Had the author maintained a single focalisation, the narrative must achieve greater cohesion."
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Answer: B
A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech. He said, "You must work hard."
- A.He said I must work hard.
- B.He said that I had to work hard.
- C.He said that you must work hard.
- D.He said that I have to work hard.
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Answer: B
Change the following from active to passive: They had been making the staff report discrepancies silently.
- A.The staff had been made to report discrepancies silently.
- B.The staff were made to report discrepancies silently.
- C.Discrepancies had been reported silently by the staff.
- D.The staff had been made report discrepancies silently.
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Answer: A
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The funds were believed to have been misallocated by certain board members over several quarters.
- A.Certain board members believed to misallocate the funds.
- B.Certain board members are believed to have misallocated the funds.
- C.It is believed that board members misallocate the funds.
- D.Board members believed that funds were misallocated.
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Answer: B
A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech. She mentioned that she was working on a classified project.
- A.She said, "I work on a classified project."
- B.She said, "I am working on a classified project."
- C.She said, "I had worked on a classified project."
- D.She said, "I will work on a classified project."
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Answer: B
A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech. Rita said, "Please close the window."
- A.Rita asked to close the window.
- B.Rita said to close the window.
- C.Rita requested that the window is closed.
- D.Rita requested to close the window.
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Answer: D
Change the following from active to passive: Editors deem such practices incompatible with editorial ethics.
- A.Such practices are deemed incompatible with editorial ethics.
- B.Editorial ethics deems such practices as incompatible.
- C.Editors have deemed editorial ethics incompatible with such practices.
- D.Editorial compatibility is deemed absent in such practices.
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Answer: A
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The changes must have been implemented without consulting the advisory board.
- A.They must implement the changes without consulting anyone.
- B.The advisory board must not have been consulted during changes.
- C.Someone must have implemented the changes without consulting the advisory board.
- D.The changes must be implemented without advisory consultation.
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Answer: C
A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech. The officer ordered the troops to retreat immediately.
- A."Retreat now!" ordered the officer.
- B."Troops, you must retreat!" said the officer.
- C."Retreat immediately," the officer ordered.
- D.The officer said, "They must retreat now."
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Answer: C
A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech. She said, "I had already finished the work."
- A.She said she already finished the work.
- B.She said that she had already finished the work.
- C.She said she has already finished the work.
- D.She said that she would finish the work.
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Answer: B
Change the following from active to passive: The agent could have sold the house.
- A.The house could have been sold by the agent.
- B.The house could be sold by the agent.
- C.The house could have sold by the agent.
- D.The house could had been sold by the agent.
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Answer: A
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: New protocols are expected to have been implemented by the end of the fiscal year.
- A.Authorities implemented the protocols by the fiscal year-end.
- B.The administration expects to implement protocols soon.
- C.Authorities are expected to implement new protocols by fiscal year-end.
- D.The protocols were implemented as expected.
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Answer: C
A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech. He said, "The sun rises in the east."
- A.He said that the sun rose in the east.
- B.He said that the sun has risen in the east.
- C.He said that the sun rises in the east.
- D.He said that the sun had risen in the east.
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Answer: C
A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech. She said, "Why didn't you tell me the truth earlier?"
- A.She asked why I hadn't told her the truth earlier.
- B.She asked why hadn't I told her the truth earlier.
- C.She said why I didn't tell her the truth earlier.
- D.She questioned why did I not tell her the truth.
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Answer: A
A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech. The analyst said that were the policies amended earlier, the crisis could have been avoided.
- A."If the policies were amended earlier, the crisis could have been avoided," said the analyst.
- B."Had the policies been amended earlier, the crisis could have been avoided," said the analyst.
- C."If only the policies would be amended, the crisis was avoided," he said.
- D."Had we amended the policies, we avoided the crisis," the analyst said.
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Answer: B
