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 judge said that justice must be served at any cost.
- A."Justice should be served at any cost," said the judge.
- B."Justice must be served at any cost," the judge said.
- C."We serve justice at any cost," said the judge.
- D."One must serve justice," the judge said.
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Answer: B
Change the following from active to passive: Will the authorities enforce the revised ordinance promptly?
- A.Will the revised ordinance be enforced promptly by the authorities?
- B.Will the revised ordinance being enforced promptly by the authorities?
- C.Will the revised ordinance have been enforced promptly by the authorities?
- D.Will the revised ordinance enforced promptly by the authorities?
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Answer: A
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The package will have been delivered by the courier before 5 PM.
- A.The courier will deliver the package before 5 PM.
- B.The courier had delivered the package before 5 PM.
- C.The courier has delivered the package before 5 PM.
- D.The courier will have delivered the package before 5 PM.
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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, "How long have you been waiting?"
- A.He asked how long had I been waiting.
- B.He said how long I was waiting.
- C.He asked how long I have been waiting.
- D.He asked how long I had been waiting.
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Answer: D
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 coach said that the players were improving with each match.
- A."The players are improving with each match," said the coach.
- B."The players were improving with each match," the coach said.
- C."Our players improve with each match," said the coach.
- D."The players had improved with each match," the coach said.
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Answer: A
Change the following from active to passive: They have been neglecting maintenance of the archives for years.
- A.Maintenance of the archives had been neglected by them for years.
- B.Maintenance of the archives is being neglected by them for years.
- C.Maintenance of the archives was being neglected by them for years.
- D.Maintenance of the archives has been being neglected by them for years.
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Answer: D
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: It was being suggested by multiple sources that the operation had been compromised internally.
- A.Multiple sources suggested the operation was compromised internally.
- B.The operation was compromised, multiple sources suggested.
- C.The sources were suggesting an operation compromise.
- D.The operation had compromised multiple internal sources.
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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. He asked me, "Have you done your homework?"
- A.He asked me if I had done my homework.
- B.He asked me have I done my homework.
- C.He asked me whether I have done my homework.
- D.He asked me whether had I done my homework.
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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. He said that he would join the meeting after lunch.
- A."I will join the meeting after lunch," he said.
- B."I would join the meeting after lunch," he said.
- C."I shall join the meeting after lunch," he said.
- D."I can join the meeting after lunch," he said.
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Answer: A
Change the following from active to passive: People can seldom access archived manuscripts without clearance.
- A.Archived manuscripts can seldom being accessed without clearance.
- B.Archived manuscripts could seldom be accessed without clearance.
- C.Archived manuscripts can seldom be accessed without clearance.
- D.Archived manuscripts are seldom able to be accessed without clearance.
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Answer: C
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The package is delivered to the office every morning.
- A.The office delivers the package every morning.
- B.Someone delivers the package to the office every morning.
- C.The office has delivered the package every morning.
- D.The package delivers itself to the office every morning.
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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 saw him last night."
- A.She said she had seen him the previous night.
- B.She said she has seen him last night.
- C.She said she was seeing him last night.
- D.She said she had saw him the previous night.
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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 librarian said that silence must be maintained in the library.
- A."Silence should be maintained in the library," said the librarian.
- B."You will maintain silence in the library," the librarian said.
- C."Maintain silence in the library," said the librarian.
- D."Must you maintain silence in the library?" asked the librarian.
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Answer: C
Change the following from active to passive: Why did the editor overlook the substantial stylistic anomalies?
- A.Why have the substantial stylistic anomalies been overlooked by the editor?
- B.Why are the substantial stylistic anomalies being overlooked by the editor?
- C.Why did the substantial stylistic anomalies be overlooked by the editor?
- D.Why were the substantial stylistic anomalies overlooked by the editor?
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Answer: D
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: It has been alleged that confidential data was being leaked by insiders within the firm.
- A.Insiders were leaking confidential data within the firm.
- B.Confidential data had been leaked by insiders, it is alleged.
- C.Insiders have allegedly been leaking confidential data within the firm.
- D.The firm was allegedly leaking insider data.
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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, "I am not feeling well."
- A.He said that he is not feeling well.
- B.He said that he was not feeling well.
- C.He said that he didn't felt well.
- D.He said he not feeling well.
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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 manager told the staff that deadlines must be followed strictly.
- A."Deadlines must be followed strictly," said the manager.
- B."You should follow deadlines strictly," said the manager.
- C."Follow deadlines strictly," the manager said.
- D."Deadlines are to be followed," said the manager.
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Answer: A
