Change the following from active to passive: The authorities are to close the road.
- A.The road to be closed by the authorities.
- B.The road is to be closed by the authorities.
- C.The road has to be closed by the authorities.
- D.The road will be closed by the authorities.
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Answer: B
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The allegation that the system had been hacked was denied by the company.
- A.The company denied that the system had been hacked.
- B.The hacking of the system was denied by the company.
- C.It was denied that the hacking occurred by the company.
- D.The company had denied hacking the system.
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Answer: A
Select the correct option for the Direct Speech conversion of the sentence below. He commented that the policy's efficacy would remain conjectural until longitudinal data accrued.
- A.He commented "The efficacy of the policy remains conjectural as the data are yet to be collected."
- B.He commented, "The policy's efficacy will remain conjectural until longitudinal data accrue."
- C.He commented, "Until longitudinal data had accrued, the policy's efficacy might have remained conjectural."
- D.He commented, "Efficacy remains conjecture till data accumulates."
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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. She said, "I enjoy painting."
- A.She said that she enjoys painting.
- B.She said that she enjoyed painting.
- C.She said she was enjoying painting.
- D.She said that she had enjoyed painting.
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Answer: B
Change the following from active to passive: They will be delivering the parcels this afternoon.
- A.The parcels will be being delivered this afternoon.
- B.The parcels are being delivered this afternoon.
- C.The parcels will being delivered this afternoon.
- D.The parcels will have been delivered this afternoon.
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Answer: A
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The road was blocked by the fallen tree.
- A.The fallen tree blocked the road.
- B.The fallen tree had blocked the road.
- C.The road blocks the tree.
- D.The road had been blocked by the tree.
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Answer: A
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. Teacher said, "Who broke the window?"
- A.Teacher asked who had broken the window.
- B.Teacher asked who has broken the window.
- C.Teacher asked who did break the window.
- D.Teacher said who broke the window.
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Answer: A
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. The patient said, "It has been three days since I last slept."
- A.The patient said that it was three days since he last slept.
- B.The patient said that it had been three days since he had last slept.
- C.The patient said that he didn't sleep for three days.
- D.The patient said that he was not sleeping for three days.
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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. He said that little did he realize what consequences his words would have.
- A."Little do I realize what consequences my words would have," he said.
- B."Little did I realize what consequences my words would have," he said.
- C."I realized little about the consequences of my words," he said.
- D."I hardly realize the consequences of my words," said he.
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Answer: B
Change the following from active to passive: They had been negotiating the deal for months.
- A.The deal had been negotiating for months.
- B.The deal had been being negotiated for months.
- C.The deal has been being negotiated for months.
- D.The deal was being negotiated for months.
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Answer: B
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The possibility of the files being leaked before the official release was not ruled out.
- A.Officials ruled out the leak before the files were released.
- B.The leak of the files was ruled out before the release.
- C.Someone did not rule out the possibility that the files were leaked before release.
- D.The release happened before ruling out the leak possibility.
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Answer: C
Select the correct option for the Direct Speech conversion of the sentence below. He confessed that the violin concerto would have remained fragmentary had the late maestro not bequeathed his annotated sketches.
- A.He said, "The violin concerto would have remained fragmentary had the late maestro not bequeathed his annotated sketches."
- B.He said, "The violin concerto would have remained fragmentary if the late maestro not bequeathed his annotated sketches."
- C.He said, "The violin concerto will be remaining fragmentary had the late maestro not bequeathed his annotated sketches."
- D.He said, "The violin concerto would be fragmentary if sketches had not been bequeathed."
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Answer: A
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 didn't see him at the station."
- A.She said that she hasn't seen him at the station.
- B.She said that she had not seen him at the station.
- C.She said she didn't saw him at the station.
- D.She said that she was not seeing him at the station.
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Answer: B
Change the following from active to passive: The storm damaged many houses.
- A.Many houses are damaged by the storm.
- B.Many houses had been damaged by the storm.
- C.Many houses were damaged by the storm.
- D.Many houses have been damaged by the storm.
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Answer: C
Convert the sentence from passive to active voice: The findings were interpreted to have been misrepresented by the spokesperson in the official release.
- A.It is believed that the spokesperson misrepresented the findings.
- B.The official release was said to have misrepresented the spokesperson.
- C.The spokesperson is believed to have misrepresented the findings.
- D.It was believed that the spokesperson had misinterpreted the release.
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Answer: C
A sentence is provided in direct speech. Choose the one that most accurately conveys it in indirect speech. Rita said, “I haven’t eaten anything.”
- A.Rita said that she didn’t eat anything.
- B.Rita said that she hasn’t eaten anything.
- C.Rita said that she hadn’t eaten anything.
- D.Rita said that she wasn’t eating anything.
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Answer: C
A sentence is provided in direct speech. Choose the one that most accurately conveys it in indirect speech. They said, “We shall overcome this challenge together.”
- A.They said they will overcome that challenge together.
- B.They said they should overcome this challenge together.
- C.They said they would overcome that challenge together.
- D.They said they shall overcome that challenge together.
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Answer: C
A sentence is provided in indirect speech. Choose the one that most accurately conveys it in direct speech. The lawyer said that had the evidence not been tampered with, the verdict could have been different.
- A.“If the evidence had not tampered with, the verdict could change,” said the lawyer.
- B.“If the evidence were not tampered with, the verdict could have changed,” the lawyer said.
- C.“Had the evidence not been tampered with, the verdict could have been different,” said the lawyer.
- D.“Had not the evidence tampered, the verdict may differ,” said he.
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Answer: C
Change the following from active to passive: They feed the animals twice a day.
- A.The animals are fed twice a day.
- B.The animals were fed twice a day.
- C.The animals are being fed twice a day.
- D.The animals have been fed twice a day.
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Answer: A
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The draft is understood to have been reviewed by the legal department last week.
- A.The legal department is understood to have reviewed the draft last week.
- B.The draft was reviewed last week, as is understood.
- C.It was understood the legal team is reviewing the draft.
- D.The draft understood itself to be reviewed.
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Answer: A
Select the correct option for the Direct Speech conversion of the sentence below. He remarked that the sculpture would have commanded greater gravitas had the pedestal been proportionally austere.
- A.He said, "The sculpture would have commanded greater gravitas had the pedestal been proportionally austere."
- B.He said, "If the pedestal is proportionally austere, the sculpture commands greater gravitas."
- C.He said, "The sculpture will command greater gravitas if the pedestal had been austere."
- D.He said, "Had the pedestal been austere, the sculpture must have commanded greater gravitas."
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Answer: A
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 did you lie to me?"
- A.She asked why I lied to her.
- B.She asked why I had lied to her.
- C.She asked why had I lied to her.
- D.She asked why did I lie to her.
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Answer: B
Change the following from active to passive: They were showing the movie at 7 pm.
- A.The movie is shown at 7 pm.
- B.The movie was shown at 7 pm.
- C.The movie was being shown at 7 pm.
- D.The movie has been shown at 7 pm.
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Answer: C
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: A decision has been taken to have the proposal reviewed by an external panel.
- A.An external panel has reviewed the proposal.
- B.The proposal is being reviewed by an external panel.
- C.They have decided to get the proposal reviewed by an external panel.
- D.The proposal was reviewed by the panel as per the decision.
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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 to me, "You should work harder."
- A.He said me that I should work harder.
- B.He told me that I should work harder.
- C.He told me that you should work harder.
- D.He told that I should work harder.
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Answer: B
