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Passive voice exercise

June 29, 2013 - pdf

From the given options choose the correct passive form of the active sentence.

Progress 0 of 5 answered
1. Alice resembles a Greek goddess.
Wrong!
2. Everybody agreed with me.
Wrong!
3. This coat doesn’t fit me.
Wrong!
4. Mathews made a major error is the estimate.
Wrong!
5. They say that his company is in trouble.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/5

Answers

1. None of these. (Verbs which refer to states do not have passive forms. Examples of such verbs are: fit, have, lack, resemble and suit.)

2. None of these. (Prepositional verbs like agree with and walk into are not normally used in the passive.)

3. None of these

4. A major error was made in the estimate by Mathews.

5. It is said that his company is in trouble.

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