2ºBACH PASSIVE VOICE

Transform the following sentence into the passive voice: "The manager will approve the budget tomorrow."

Answer explanation

To transform the sentence into passive voice, we change the focus from the subject to the object. The correct transformation is: "The budget will be approved by the manager tomorrow." This highlights the action on the budget.

Transform the following sentence into the passive voice: "The company has hired a new employee."

Answer explanation

To convert to passive voice in the present perfect tense, change the subject and use 'has been' with the past participle. The sentence becomes: 'A new employee has been hired by the company.'

Choose the correct passive form of the sentence: "They are installing the new software now."

• A) "The new software is being installed now."

• B) "The new software is being installed by them now."

• C) "The software is installed now."

• D) "The software has been installed by them now."

Answer explanation

The correct passive form is A) "The software is being installed now." This matches the present continuous tense of the original sentence, indicating the action is currently happening. Also, the agent is omitted as it is a pronoun and thus not necessary in the transformation.

When do we use "by" or "with" in the passive voice?

• We use 'by' for the agent and 'with' for the instrument.

• We use 'with' for the agent and 'by' for the instrument.

• We can use 'by' and 'with' interchangeably.

• We use 'by' in the passive form and 'with' in active voice sentences.

Answer explanation

We use 'by' to indicate the agent performing the action, e.g., 'The book was written by the author.' We use 'with' to indicate the instrument used, e.g., 'The cake was decorated with icing.

In a sentence with two objects, what are the two possible passive forms? Use both forms to transform this sentence: "Someone gave the book to the student."

Answer explanation

The two possible passive forms for the sentence are: "The book was given to the student" and "The student was given the book." Both maintain the original meaning while shifting focus to either object.

Remember! We don't add 'someone' as it is an irrelevant agent.

Transform this sentence into the passive voice: "They are cleaning the classrooms now."

Answer explanation

To change to passive voice in the present continuous, we use 'to be' + 'being' + past participle. The sentence becomes: 'The classrooms are being cleaned now.' This emphasizes the action being done to the classrooms.

Transform this sentence into the passive: "Students must submit the essays by Friday."

Answer explanation

To convert to passive, we change the focus from 'students' to 'essays'. The sentence becomes: 'The essays must be submitted by Friday.' This maintains the modal verb 'must' while shifting the subject.

Correct the mistake in the following sentence: "The report has been wrote by the investigators."

Answer explanation

The sentence is incorrect because 'wrote' is the past tense of 'write'. The correct form is 'has been written'. The corrected sentence is: 'The report has been written by the investigators.'

Choose the correct passive sentence for the present continuous:

• A) "The dishes are being cleaned by John."

• B) "The dishes were being cleaned by John."

• C) "The dishes are been cleaned by John."

• D) "The were been cleaned by John."

Answer explanation

The correct choice is A) "The dishes are being cleaned by John" because it uses the present continuous passive form, indicating an action currently in progress. The other options either use incorrect tense or structure.

Identify the correct passive transformation of the following sentence in the present perfect: "They have launched a new product."

• A) "A new product has launched."

• B) "A new product has been launched."

• C) "A new product is launched."

• D) "A new product had been launched."

Answer explanation

The correct passive transformation is B) "A new product has been launched." This maintains the present perfect tense and correctly uses the passive voice, indicating that the action was done to the product.