OOPT Passive Voice

Question 1

Which sentence is correctly written in the passive voice?

Accepted Answer

The report has been submitted by the committee.

Answer

The passive voice uses 'be' + past participle. 'Has been submitted' is present perfect passive, correctly showing the action was performed on 'the report'. Option B is active voice. Option C is active. Option D is a noun phrase fragment with no finite verb.

Question 2

Choose the correct passive form: 'Someone is fixing the car right now.'

Accepted Answer

The car is being fixed right now.

Answer

'Is being fixed' is present continuous passive, matching the ongoing action of the original active sentence. 'Is fixed' is present simple passive. 'Has been fixed' is present perfect passive. 'Was being fixed' is past continuous passive — all three misrepresent the timeframe.

Question 3

The new bridge _______ by the end of next year.

Accepted Answer

will have been completed

Answer

'By the end of next year' signals a future perfect timeframe. The future perfect passive is 'will have been + past participle'. The other options do not match a deadline in the future.

Question 4

They were told _______ until further notice.

Accepted Answer

to wait

Answer

After passive reporting verbs like 'were told', 'were asked', and 'were advised', an infinitive with 'to' follows. 'To wait' is correct. The bare infinitive, gerund, and past participle are all grammatically impossible here.

Question 5

Which sentence correctly transforms 'The teacher explained the rule to us' into the passive?

Accepted Answer

The rule was explained to us by the teacher.

Answer

With verbs like 'explain', only the direct object ('the rule') can become the passive subject. The indirect object ('us') must keep its preposition 'to'. Option B drops 'to'. Option C wrongly promotes the indirect object. Option D lacks 'to' and has no agent phrase.

(OOPT) Oxford Online Placement Test Practice Test

(OOPT) Oxford Online Placement Test Practice Test

OOPT Passive Voice