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Passive Voice

Learn when to use the passive voice in English.

Passive Voice
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Passive Voice Lesson (Simple Present/Past)

Quiz

Assume the present tense unless the context or time words indicates the past.

Passive Voice Quiz: Simple Present & Simple Past ---questions-10 Q: Phishing emails _____ every day to steal passwords. A: are sent [correct] A: is sent A: were sent A: sent Q: This website _____ by a firewall. A: protects A: is protected [correct] A: was protected A: protect Q: My account _____ last week by a hacker. A: is hacked A: are hacked A: was hacked [correct] A: were hacked Q: Which sentence is PASSIVE? A: A new virus infected his computer. A: His computer was infected by a new virus. [correct] A: A new virus is very dangerous. A: He downloaded a new virus. Q: Which sentence is ACTIVE? A: The software is updated by the company. A: The company updates the software. [correct] A: The software was updated last night. A: The software needs to be updated. Q: Active: "Someone stole my password." Passive: "My password _____." A: is stolen A: was stolen [correct] A: were stolen A: stole Q: Active: "The company monitors all employee emails." Passive: "All employee emails _____ by the company." A: is monitored A: are monitored [correct] A: was monitored A: were monitored Q: "These suspicious files _____ (delete) by the antivirus software yesterday." A: is deleted A: are deleted A: was deleted A: were deleted [correct] Q: "A strong password _____ (require) to create an account." A: is required [correct] A: are required A: was required A: were required Q: "My personal data _____ (share) online without my permission two days ago." A: is shared A: are shared A: was shared [correct] A: were shared Q: "This message _____ (send) by mistake. Please delete it." A: is sent A: are sent A: was sent [correct] A: were sent Q: "The 'Mona Lisa' _____ by Leonardo da Vinci." A: is painted A: was painted [correct] A: were painted A: painted Q: "The mail _____ every morning around 10 AM." A: is delivered [correct] A: are delivered A: was delivered A: were delivered Q: "These houses _____ in 1950." A: is built A: are built A: was built A: were built [correct] Q: "This book _____ (write) by my mother last year." A: is written A: are written A: was written [correct] A: were written Q: "Rice _____ in Thailand." A: is grown [correct] A: are grown A: was grown A: were grown Q: Active: "Shakespeare wrote 'Hamlet'." Passive: "'Hamlet' _____ by Shakespeare." A: is written A: was written [correct] A: were written A: wrote Q: "The windows _____ last week." A: is cleaned A: are cleaned A: was cleaned A: were cleaned [correct] Q: Which sentence is ACTIVE? A: The dog was chased by the cat. A: The dog chased the cat. [correct] A: The cat is chased by the dog. A: The cat was chased by the dog. Q: "My wallet was stolen." Why don't we say "by someone"? A: Because it is not important. A: Because we don't know who did it. [correct] A: Because it is simple present. A: Because the speaker is lying.
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