ELPT Active and Passive Voice 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence is written in passive voice?
- The teacher graded the papers.
- The papers were graded by the teacher. (Correct answer)
- The students submitted their assignments.
- The class enjoyed the lesson.
Correct answer: The papers were graded by the teacher.
"The papers were graded by the teacher" uses "were graded" (to be + past participle), which is the defining structure of passive voice.
Question 2: Convert to passive: "The chef prepared the meal."
- The meal has been prepared by the chef.
- The meal was prepared by the chef. (Correct answer)
- The meal is prepared by the chef.
- The meal had been prepared by the chef.
Correct answer: The meal was prepared by the chef.
"Prepared" is simple past, so the passive form is "was/were + past participle": "The meal was prepared by the chef."
Question 3: In passive voice sentences, the agent (doer of the action) is introduced by which preposition?
- from
- with
- by (Correct answer)
- for
Correct answer: by
In passive voice, the agent is introduced by "by," as in "The letter was written by the author."
Question 4: Which sentence correctly uses passive voice in the present tense?
- The report writes by the manager.
- The report is written by the manager. (Correct answer)
- The report written by the manager.
- The report be written by the manager.
Correct answer: The report is written by the manager.
Present passive requires "am/is/are + past participle"; "The report is written by the manager" follows this pattern correctly.
Question 5: Which sentence uses passive voice in the past tense correctly?
- The window was broke during the storm.
- The window were broken during the storm.
- The window was broken during the storm. (Correct answer)
- The window has broken during the storm.
Correct answer: The window was broken during the storm.
Past passive requires "was/were + past participle"; "broke" is past tense, not past participle, making option A incorrect.
Question 6: Which sentence uses present perfect passive correctly?
- The application has submitted already.
- The application has been submitted. (Correct answer)
- The application was submitted already.
- The application been submitted.
Correct answer: The application has been submitted.
Present perfect passive requires "have/has + been + past participle": "The application has been submitted" is the correct form.
Question 7: Which sentence correctly forms future passive?
- The package will delivered tomorrow.
- The package will be delivering tomorrow.
- The package will be delivered tomorrow. (Correct answer)
- The package is going deliver tomorrow.
Correct answer: The package will be delivered tomorrow.
Future passive uses "will + be + past participle": "The package will be delivered tomorrow" is the correct construction.
ELPT Active and Passive Voice 1
Which sentence is written in passive voice?