Question 1 of 12Easy
IEOC-8.10.1.1
Which of the following represents the correct passive transformation of the simple present active sentence: “The committee approves the proposed budget”?
In simple present tense, the passive structure requires am/is/are + past participle. “Approves” becomes “is approved”.
Question 2 of 12Medium
IEOC-8.10.1.1
Convert the following sentence into passive voice: “The researchers were conducting the clinical trials when the power failed.”
Past continuous active (“were conducting”) transforms into past continuous passive (“were being conducted”) maintaining subject-verb agreement with the plural noun “trials”.
Question 3 of 12Tricky
IEOC-8.10.1.1
Identify the correct passive voice equivalent of: “By next month, the architect will have completed the final blueprints.”
Future perfect active (“will have completed”) requires the future perfect passive form (“will have been completed”).
Question 4 of 12Easy
IEOC-8.10.1.2
Which active sentence allows for TWO distinct grammatically valid passive transformations because it contains both a direct object and an indirect object?
Ditransitive verbs like “award” take both an indirect object (“the employee”) and a direct object (“a bonus”), yielding two passive forms: “The employee was awarded a bonus” and “A bonus was awarded to the employee.”
Question 5 of 12Medium
IEOC-8.10.1.2
Convert the ditransitive active sentence into passive voice, retaining the direct object as the retained object: “The board offered Dr. Vance the executive position.”
When the indirect object (“Dr. Vance”) is made the subject of the passive construction, the direct object (“the executive position”) remains as the retained object directly following the verb.
Question 6 of 12Tricky
IEOC-8.10.1.2
Why can the sentence “The old house collapsed during the earthquake” NOT be transformed into the passive voice?
Intransitive verbs do not transfer action to an object; without a direct object, there is no element that can be promoted to the subject position in a passive structure.
Question 7 of 12Easy
IEOC-8.10.1.3
What is the correct passive voice conversion of the imperative request: “Close the main entrance immediately”?
Imperative sentences expressing commands or orders transform into passive using the standard structural rule: Let + object + be + past participle.
Question 8 of 12Medium
IEOC-8.10.1.3
Transform the interrogative active sentence into passive: “Who wrote this extraordinary symphony?”
Questions beginning with “Who” convert to “By whom”, followed by auxiliary verb inversion: By whom + auxiliary (was) + subject + past participle (written)?
Question 9 of 12Tricky
IEOC-8.10.1.3
Choose the correct passive form for the interrogative sentence: “Has the team completed the survey?”
Present perfect interrogative active (“Has … completed”) maintains its tense aspect in the passive structure: Has + subject + been + past participle (“Has the survey been completed”).
Question 10 of 12Easy
IEOC-8.10.1.4
Which prepositional passive construction correctly converts the phrasal verb sentence: “The committee looked into the matter”?
When converting prepositional verbs or phrasal verbs into passive voice, the preposition (“into”) must remain attached directly to the main verb (“looked into”).
Question 11 of 12Medium
IEOC-8.10.1.4
Select the correct passive transformation of: “Students must turn in their assignments before midnight.”
Modal verbs (must) are rendered passive using modal + be + past participle + particle (“must be turned in”).
Question 12 of 12Tricky
IEOC-8.10.1.4
Identify the correct passive rendering of the multi-word phrasal prepositional verb in: “The local government has decided to put up with the inconvenience.”
Sentences featuring matrix reporting/decision verbs (“decided”) controlling infinitive complement clauses with complex phrasal verbs are most naturally transformed using dummy ‘it’ anticipatory structures (“It has been decided…”).