Passive Modals, Impersonal Passive Quiz
English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Passive Modals, Impersonal Passive
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Decide whether the sentence should be in active or passive voice.
We tried, but the window ___. It was painted shut.
A. couldn’t open
B. couldn’t be opened
Decide whether the sentence should be in active or passive voice.
Meat ___ in a refrigerator or it will spoil.
A. must be kept
B. must keep
Many people ___ redundant, some of whom had worked there for years.
A. was made
B. been made
C. got made
___ speak English.
A. 1.35 billion people are estimated to
B. Are estimated 1.35 billion people
C. It is estimate that 1.35 billion people
Decide whether the sentence should be in active or passive voice.
Polly ___ these books by next Friday.
A. has to return
B. has to be returned
Decide whether the following sentences has to be in passive or active voice.
James ___ the news as soon as possible.
A. should tell
B. should be told
Decide whether the sentence should be in active or passive voice.
Good news! I ___ a job soon. I had an interview at an engineering firm yesterday.
A. may be offered
B. may offer
John Lennon ___ a great musician.
A. is believed to have been
B. is believed to be
C. are said to have been
Decide whether the sentence should be in active or passive voice.
Chris has good news. The engineering firm where she had an interview yesterday ___ her a job soon.
A. may be offered
B. may offer
Decide whether the following sentences has to be in passive or active voice.
Someone ___ James the news immediately.
A. should tell
B. should be told
Decide whether the sentence should be in active or passive voice.
You ___ meat in a refrigerator or it will spoil.
A. must be kept
B. must keep
These herbs ___ good.
A. is said to be
B. are said to being
C. are said to be
The robbers ___ through an air vent yesterday.
A. are believed to be escaping
B. are believed to escape
C. are believed to have escaped
The government ___ new schools.
A. is thought to building
B. is thought to build
Preparations ___ for the big event.
A. have been made
B. have being made
C. have made