Active and Passive Voice - 1 - Free MCQ Practice Test with solutions,

The sentence is in the active voice and present tense, indicating a habitual action.

• 'Park' is the correct base form of the verb needed here after 'usually.'

• The sentence discusses the action of cleaning the roads.
• "Are swept" is the passive voice form, indicating the roads are cleaned by someone.
• In passive voice, the focus is on the action rather than the doer.
• Active voice would require a subject performing the action, like "Somebody sweeps the roads."
• Thus, "are swept" correctly conveys the intended meaning.

The given sentence is in the passive voice, as it focuses on the action being performed rather than the doer. The correct structure for passive voice in the past tense is:

Subject + was/were + past participle (V3) + by + doer

• "This story" is the subject, and since "was" (past form of "be") is required for singular subjects, the correct form is "was written."
• The past participle of "write" is "written."
• The phrase "by the famous author" confirms that the sentence is in passive voice.

Why Other Options Are Incorrect:

• (a) writes → Incorrect, as it is the present tense and does not fit the passive structure.
• (b) wrote → Incorrect, as it is the past tense in the active voice.
• (d) is written → Incorrect, as it is the present tense passive and does not match the past context implied.

• Subject-Verb Agreement: The correct form of the verb to use in this sentence is "is being built" because the subject "sports centre" is singular.


• Passive Voice: The sentence is in passive voice as the focus is on the action of building the sports centre rather than who is doing the building.


• Present Continuous Tense: The use of "is being built" indicates that the construction of the sports centre is currently ongoing.

• Identifying the correct tense: The sentence is in the past tense, so we need to use a past form of the verb "direct".


• Eliminating incorrect options: Option B "are directed" is in the present tense, so it is incorrect. Option D "directed" is the base form of the verb and does not indicate past tense.


• Choosing the correct answer: Option A "was directed" is the correct past tense form of the verb "direct". This makes the sentence grammatically correct.

• Subject-Verb Agreement: The sentence is in the present tense, so we need to use a verb form that agrees with the subject "I".


• Correct Answer: The correct answer is option D: "am instructed". This is the correct form of the verb to use with the subject "I".


• Explanation of other options:
  
  
  
  • A: "in instructed" is incorrect as it does not form a complete sentence.
  
  
  • B: "instructed" is the past tense form of the verb and does not agree with the subject "I".
  
  
  • C: "were instructed" is also in the past tense and does not agree with the subject "I".
  
  
  
  

• Identify the tense: The given sentence is in the past tense ("didn't go"), so we need to use the passive voice in the past tense.



• Eliminate options: "aren't invited" and "will not be invited" are in present tense, so they can be eliminated. "is not invited" is in present tense singular form, which doesn't match the subject "They", so it can be eliminated as well.



• Choose the correct option: The correct option is "weren't invited", which is in the passive voice and past tense, making the sentence: "They didn't go to the party. They weren't invited."

• Subject-Verb Agreement: In the sentence, "Thousands of kites" is the subject, and the verb should agree with the subject in number. Since the subject is in plural form, the verb should also be in plural form.


• Passive Voice: The sentence is asking for a passive voice construction, where the focus is on the action rather than the doer of the action. This requires the use of a form of "be" and a past participle verb.


• Options Analysis:
  
  
  
  • Option A: "are being exhibited" is the correct passive voice construction with the present continuous tense, which matches the plural subject "Thousands of kites."
  
  
  • Option B: "exhibited" is in the simple past tense and does not match the present tense of the sentence.
  
  
  • Option C: "being exhibited" is in the present continuous tense but lacks the auxiliary verb "are" to match the subject.
  
  
  • Option D: "is being exhibited" is in the singular form and does not agree with the plural subject.
  
  
  
  


• Correct Answer: Option A, "are being exhibited," is the correct choice as it maintains subject-verb agreement and uses the correct passive voice form in the present continuous tense.