In the questions below the sentences have been given in Active/Passive voice. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice.
People believe him to be the culprit.
Answer: C
Correct answer: He is believed to be the culprit by the people.
The object of believe becomes the subject of the passive, so him becomes he, and the infinitive to be the culprit is untouched. Dropping the agent, as the second option does, loses people, which the sentence names.
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Could you get some books for me?
Answer: B
Correct answer: You are requested to get some books for me.
Could you…? is a polite request, and the passive of a request is you are requested to + infinitive. Required turns a request into an obligation, and should get is active advice.
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The children plucked all the flowers.
Answer: A
Correct answer: All the flowers were plucked by the children.
Plucked is past simple, so the passive is were plucked, plural to agree with all the flowers. The perfect options change when it happened, and were pluck uses the base form.
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She designs many dresses daily.
Answer: D
Correct answer: Many dresses are daily designed by her.
Designs is present simple describing a habit, so the passive is are designed, with daily kept as the frequency adverb. The perfect option changes the tense, and are to be designed turns a habit into a plan.
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They help their relatives in difficult times.
Answer: B
Correct answer: Their relatives are helped by them in difficult times.
Help is present simple describing a habit, so the passive is are helped. The perfect, past and future options all move the sentence off the habitual present.
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Do you eat fruits every morning?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Are fruits eaten by you every morning?
The present simple question do you eat becomes are fruits eaten; the auxiliary do is absorbed into the passive are. Every morning marks it as a habit, which the perfect and past options contradict.
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Do you write poetry these days?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Is poetry written by you these days?
Poetry is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb, so the passive is is written, not are written. The perfect options also change the tense of a present habit.
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Why does he not discuss things with his colleagues these days?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Why are things not discussed with his colleagues by him these days?
The present simple becomes are not discussed, and because the sentence is a question the auxiliary comes before the subject. The option putting things first keeps the statement order.
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Why do you not play cricket?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Why is cricket not played by you?
Cricket is singular, so the passive is is not played, and the question order puts is before the subject. Can introduces an ability the original does not mention, and the continuous changes a habit into something in progress.
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I am examining the patient.
Answer: A
Correct answer: The patient is being examined by me.
The present continuous am examining becomes is being examined, singular to agree with the patient. The future and perfect options move the action out of the present moment.
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