Change into passive.
1People celebrate Independence Day with great enthusiasm. Independence Day ............... with great enthusiasm.
Wrong!
The simple present passive uses "is celebrated" for a singular subject.
2The boy caught a big fish. A big fish ............... by the boy.
Wrong!
The simple past passive uses "was caught" for a singular subject.
3They offered him a good job. He ............... a good job.
Wrong!
The simple past passive with the indirect object as subject is "was offered".
4We must help the poor. The poor ............... by us.
Wrong!
A modal passive uses "must be helped" before the by-agent.
5The headmaster will hoist the flag. The flag ............... by the headmaster.
Wrong!
The future passive uses "will be hoisted" before the by-agent.
6They have not yet announced the results. The results ............... by them.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive uses "have not yet been announced" for the plural subject.
7They fought two battles here a hundred years ago. Two battles ............... here a hundred years ago.
Wrong!
The simple past passive for a plural subject is "were fought".
8People will forget the scandal in a few years. In a few years the scandal ............... by the people.
Wrong!
The future passive uses "will be forgotten" for the object of the active sentence.
9The carpenter is making a table. A table ............... by the carpenter.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive uses "is being made" for an action happening now.
10They will laugh at you. You ............... by them.
Wrong!
The future passive of the phrasal verb is "will be laughed at".
11They might dismiss him. He ............... by them.
Wrong!
A modal passive uses "might be dismissed" before the by-agent.
12Who broke the window? By whom ...............?
Wrong!
A passive question in the simple past uses "was the window broken" after "By whom".
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- People celebrate Independence Day with great enthusiasm. Independence Day is celebrated with great enthusiasm.
- The boy caught a big fish. A big fish was caught by the boy.
- They offered him a good job. He was offered a good job.
- We must help the poor. The poor must be helped by us.
- The headmaster will hoist the flag. The flag will be hoisted by the headmaster.
- They have not yet announced the results. The results have not yet been announced by them.
- They fought two battles here a hundred years ago. Two battles were fought here a hundred years ago.
- People will forget the scandal in a few years. In a few years the scandal will be forgotten by the people.
- The carpenter is making a table. A table is being made by the carpenter.
- They will laugh at you. You will be laughed at by them.
- They might dismiss him. He might be dismissed by them.
- Who broke the window? By whom was the window broken?