Quiz — Grammaire : La voix passive

Question 1

Trouve l'erreur dans cette phrase : 'The concert was cancelled because the singer had been suffered from laryngitis.'

Accepted Answer

The concert was cancelled due to the singer having suffered from laryngitis.

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The concert had been cancelled because the singer was suffering from laryngitis.

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The concert was cancelled because the singer was suffering from laryngitis.

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The concert was cancelled because the singer had been suffering from laryngitis.

Question 2

Transform this active sentence into passive: 'They will announce the winner at 8 PM.'

Accepted Answer

The winner will be announced at 8 PM.

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The winner would be announced at 8 PM by them.

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At 8 PM will be announced the winner.

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The winner will have been announced at 8 PM.

Question 3

In the sentence 'A new law was passed last year', what does 'was passed' tell us about the time of the action?

Accepted Answer

The action happened at a specific time in the past.

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The action is still ongoing.

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The action will happen in the future.

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The action is habitual.

Question 4

Trouve l'erreur dans cette phrase : 'The bridge was built in 1985 and repairs are doing regularly by the city council.'

Accepted Answer

The bridge was built in 1985 and repairs are done regularly by the city council.

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The bridge was built in 1985 and is repaired regularly by the city council.

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The bridge was built in 1985 and the city council does repairs regularly.

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The bridge built in 1985 and repairs are being done regularly by the city council.

Question 5

Which sentence is the passive form of 'Scientists have discovered new species in the Amazon.'?

Accepted Answer

New species in the Amazon have been discovered by scientists.

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New species in the Amazon are discovered by scientists.

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Scientists have been discovered new species in the Amazon.

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New species in the Amazon were discovered by scientists.

Grammaire : La voix passive