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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Identify the incorrect auxiliary in the passive sentence: “The reports was checked carefully before dispatch.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “The reports” is a plural subject, so the simple-past passive requires the plural auxiliary “were.”
• “Checked” is the correct past participle of “check.”
• The corrected sentence is “The reports were checked carefully before dispatch.”
• “Checked” is the correct past participle of “check.”
• The corrected sentence is “The reports were checked carefully before dispatch.”
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
Choose the best correction of the sentence “The parcel was arrived this morning.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Arrive” is intransitive in this use and does not take a direct object that can become a passive subject.
• Therefore, the ordinary passive form “was arrived” is not grammatical here.
• The natural correction is the active simple-past sentence “The parcel arrived this morning.”
• Therefore, the ordinary passive form “was arrived” is not grammatical here.
• The natural correction is the active simple-past sentence “The parcel arrived this morning.”
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Choose the most natural passive transformation of “Someone stole my laptop last night” when the thief is unknown.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Stole” is simple past, so the passive form is “was stolen.”
• The active object “my laptop” becomes the passive subject.
• Because the thief is unknown, omitting the vague agent produces the most natural passive sentence.
• The active object “my laptop” becomes the passive subject.
• Because the thief is unknown, omitting the vague agent produces the most natural passive sentence.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
Choose the sentence that correctly distinguishes the agent from the instrument: “The burglar broke the window with a hammer.”
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Explanation:
• In the passive, “by the burglar” identifies the agent who performed the action.
• “With a hammer” identifies the instrument used to perform the action.
• “The window was broken by the burglar with a hammer” preserves both relationships in natural standard English.
• “With a hammer” identifies the instrument used to perform the action.
• “The window was broken by the burglar with a hammer” preserves both relationships in natural standard English.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
Choose the passive sentence that preserves the tense and aspect of “The workers are painting the main gate now.”
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Explanation:
• “Are painting” is present continuous, so the passive must also be present continuous.
• The correct passive sequence is “is being painted” because “the main gate” is singular.
• The word “now” confirms that the action is in progress rather than completed.
• The correct passive sequence is “is being painted” because “the main gate” is singular.
• The word “now” confirms that the action is in progress rather than completed.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Choose the active sentence that preserves the meaning and tense of “The final list has been approved by the committee.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Has been approved” is present perfect passive.
• Its active equivalent is “has approved,” with “the committee” as the subject and “the final list” as the object.
• The simple past and present continuous alternatives change the tense or aspect of the original sentence.
• Its active equivalent is “has approved,” with “the committee” as the subject and “the final list” as the object.
• The simple past and present continuous alternatives change the tense or aspect of the original sentence.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
The sentence “Lunch was being had by the students when the bell rang” is mechanically passive but unnatural in ordinary English. Choose the natural revision.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• In the expression “have lunch,” English normally uses the active construction rather than a passive such as “lunch was being had.”
• “The students were having lunch” naturally expresses the activity in progress when the bell rang.
• A transformation should produce standard natural English, not merely a mechanically constructed passive sequence.
• “The students were having lunch” naturally expresses the activity in progress when the bell rang.
• A transformation should produce standard natural English, not merely a mechanically constructed passive sequence.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Which sentence should NOT be converted into an ordinary passive because the verb is a linking verb rather than a transitive action verb?
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Explanation:
• In “Riya became the captain,” “became” is a linking verb and “the captain” is a subject complement, not a direct object.
• There is therefore no active object available to become the subject of an ordinary passive construction.
• “Selected,” “praised,” and “elected” are transitive in the other sentences and can form passives.
• There is therefore no active object available to become the subject of an ordinary passive construction.
• “Selected,” “praised,” and “elected” are transitive in the other sentences and can form passives.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
The teacher gave each student a certificate. Which option correctly shows two standard passive transformations of this sentence?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• With a verb such as “give,” either of its two objects can become the subject of an appropriate passive construction.
• “Each student was given a certificate” focuses on the recipient, while “A certificate was given to each student” focuses on the thing given.
• Both versions preserve the simple-past meaning and use the correct past participle “given.”
• “Each student was given a certificate” focuses on the recipient, while “A certificate was given to each student” focuses on the thing given.
• Both versions preserve the simple-past meaning and use the correct past participle “given.”
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Identify the incorrect verb form in “The notice was wrote by the secretary yesterday.”
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Explanation:
• A passive construction requires a form of “be” followed by the past participle of the main verb.
• The past participle of “write” is “written,” while “wrote” is the simple-past form.
• The corrected sentence is “The notice was written by the secretary yesterday.”
• The past participle of “write” is “written,” while “wrote” is the simple-past form.
• The corrected sentence is “The notice was written by the secretary yesterday.”
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Choose the passive transformation that preserves the past-perfect meaning of “The staff had locked all the doors before the inspection began.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Had locked” is past perfect active, so its passive equivalent is “had been locked.”
• The passive retains the earlier-past relationship to the later event “the inspection began.”
• The simple-past and present-perfect alternatives change the original tense relationship, while “had locked” without “been” is not passive.
• The passive retains the earlier-past relationship to the later event “the inspection began.”
• The simple-past and present-perfect alternatives change the original tense relationship, while “had locked” without “been” is not passive.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Choose the correct passive form of “All candidates must sign the declaration.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• A passive after the modal “must” is formed with “must be + past participle.”
• “The declaration” becomes the passive subject and “by all candidates” preserves the original agent.
• The other options omit or misuse the passive auxiliary or participle structure.
• “The declaration” becomes the passive subject and “by all candidates” preserves the original agent.
• The other options omit or misuse the passive auxiliary or participle structure.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Choose the correct passive transformation of “The caretaker looks after the children during lunch break.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Look after” functions as a prepositional verb meaning “take care of,” and its object can become the subject of a passive clause.
• The preposition remains with the verb in the passive: “are looked after.”
• “By the caretaker” correctly identifies the agent without changing the meaning.
• The preposition remains with the verb in the passive: “are looked after.”
• “By the caretaker” correctly identifies the agent without changing the meaning.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Choose the best correction of the sentence “The accident was happened near the bridge yesterday.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Happen” is intransitive and does not take a direct object in this use.
• It therefore does not form an ordinary passive with “be.”
• The natural correction is the active simple-past sentence “The accident happened near the bridge yesterday.”
• It therefore does not form an ordinary passive with “be.”
• The natural correction is the active simple-past sentence “The accident happened near the bridge yesterday.”
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Choose the most natural passive version of “People grow rice widely in this region” when the general agent is not important.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The simple-present passive of “grow” is “is grown” with the singular mass noun “rice.”
• The general agent “people” is obvious and unimportant, so it is normally omitted in the more natural passive.
• The passive focuses appropriately on rice cultivation in the region.
• The general agent “people” is obvious and unimportant, so it is normally omitted in the more natural passive.
• The passive focuses appropriately on rice cultivation in the region.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Choose the active transformation of “A final decision was made by the committee after the discussion.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Was made” is simple-past passive, so the equivalent active verb is the simple past “made.”
• The agent “the committee” becomes the active subject, and “a final decision” becomes the object.
• The time phrase “after the discussion” is retained, preserving the original meaning.
• The agent “the committee” becomes the active subject, and “a final decision” becomes the object.
• The time phrase “after the discussion” is retained, preserving the original meaning.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
The intended meaning is that workers are repairing the road at this moment. Choose the correct sentence.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The road receives the action, so a passive construction is required for the intended meaning.
• A present-continuous passive is formed with “is being + past participle,” giving “is being repaired.”
• “The road is repairing” incorrectly makes the road appear to perform the action itself.
• A present-continuous passive is formed with “is being + past participle,” giving “is being repaired.”
• “The road is repairing” incorrectly makes the road appear to perform the action itself.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
The person who performed the action is not named; only the instrument matters. Choose the most natural sentence.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• When an object such as a knife is the instrument used to perform an action, “with” is the standard preposition in this passive construction.
• “The rope was cut with a sharp knife” naturally states the instrument without inventing or naming an agent.
• “By” normally introduces the agent or doer in an ordinary passive, while “from” and “of” do not express the required instrumental relationship.
• “The rope was cut with a sharp knife” naturally states the instrument without inventing or naming an agent.
• “By” normally introduces the agent or doer in an ordinary passive, while “from” and “of” do not express the required instrumental relationship.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
In a laboratory report, the person who heated the samples is irrelevant. Choose the most natural passive sentence.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Formal and scientific writing often uses the passive when the procedure or result is more important than the individual agent.
• “Were heated” is the correct simple-past passive for the plural subject “the samples.”
• Adding the vague phrase “by someone” is unnecessary because the agent is explicitly irrelevant.
• “Were heated” is the correct simple-past passive for the plural subject “the samples.”
• Adding the vague phrase “by someone” is unnecessary because the agent is explicitly irrelevant.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Choose the passive sentence that fully preserves the meaning of “The flood destroyed several bridges during the night.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Destroyed” is simple past, so the passive requires “were destroyed.”
• “Several bridges,” the active object, becomes the passive subject, while “the flood” remains the cause or agent in the by-phrase.
• The time phrase “during the night” is retained, so the passive preserves the original event and time reference.
• “Several bridges,” the active object, becomes the passive subject, while “the flood” remains the cause or agent in the by-phrase.
• The time phrase “during the night” is retained, so the passive preserves the original event and time reference.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: B. was సమాధానం: B.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: A. The parcel arrived this morning. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: B. My laptop was stolen last night. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: B. The window was broken by the burglar with a hammer. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: B. The main gate is being painted by the workers now. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: B. The committee has approved the final list. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: A. The students were having lunch when the bell rang. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: B. Riya became the captain. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: A. Each student was given a certificate. / A certificate was given to each student. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: C. wrote సమాధానం: C.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: B. All the doors had been locked by the staff before the inspection began. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: A. The declaration must be signed by all candidates. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: B. The children are looked after by the caretaker during lunch break. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: A. The accident happened near the bridge yesterday. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: B. Rice is grown widely in this region. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: A. The committee made a final decision after the discussion. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: B. The road is being repaired now. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: B. The rope was cut with a sharp knife. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: B. The samples were heated to 80°C for ten minutes. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: C. Several bridges were destroyed by the flood during the night. సమాధానం: C.