Active Voice and Passive Voice Test 46
Which of the following sentences is in the active voice?
(A) The letter was written by John.
(B) John wrote the letter.
(C) The letter is being written.
(D) The letter will be written.
Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
(A) The dog chased the cat.
(B) The cat was chased by the dog.
(C) The cat is chasing the dog.
(D) The dog and cat are playing.
What is the passive voice of the following sentence?
Active: The teacher corrected the student's essay.
(A) The student's essay was corrected by the teacher.
(B) The teacher is correcting the student's essay.
(C) The student's essay has been corrected by the teacher.
(D) All of the above.
What is the active voice of the following sentence?
Passive: The report was written by the team.
(A) The team wrote the report.
(B) The report was being written by the team.
(C) The report will be written by the team.
(D) All of the above.
Which of the following sentences is more concise and direct?
(A) The letter was written by the secretary.
(B) The secretary wrote the letter.
Which of the following sentences is more formal and objective?
(A) The mistake was made by the employee.
(B) The employee made the mistake.
Which of the following sentences is more appropriate for a news article?
(A) The suspect was arrested by the police.
(B) The police arrested the suspect.
Which of the following sentences is more appropriate for a business proposal?
(A) The report will be completed by the team by the end of the week.
(B) The team will complete the report by the end of the week.
Which of the following sentences is more appropriate for a scientific paper?
(A) The experiment was conducted by the researchers.
(B) The researchers conducted the experiment.
Which of the following sentences is more appropriate for a creative writing piece?
(A) The ball was thrown by the boy.
(B) The boy threw the ball.
1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (B) 10. (B)
Understanding Adjectives Clauses
Adjective Clauses
Which of the following is an adjective clause?
(A) I saw the man who lives next door.
(B) I saw the man.
(C) Who lives next door?
Answer: (A)
What does the adjective clause in the sentence "The book that I read was very interesting"?
(A) It modifies the noun "book".
(B) It tells us more about the book that the speaker read.
(C) Both (A) and (B)
Answer: (C)
Which relative pronoun can be used to introduce an adjective clause that modifies a person?
(A) Which
(B) Who
(C) Both (A) and (B)
Answer: (C)
Which relative pronoun can be used to introduce an adjective clause that modifies a thing?
(A) Which
(B) That
(C) Both (A) and (B)
Answer: (C)
Which of the following sentences has an adjective clause?
(A) I saw the man.
(B) I saw the man who lives next door.
(C) I saw the man running down the street.
Answer: (B)
Which of the following sentences has an adjective clause that modifies a thing?
(A) The book that I read was very interesting.
(B) The man who lives next door is my friend.
(C) The dog that is barking is my neighbor's.
Answer: (A)
Which of the following sentences has an adjective clause that modifies a person?
(A) The man who lives next door is my friend.
(B) The dog that is barking is my neighbor's.
(C) The book that I read was very interesting.
Answer: (A)
Which of the following sentences has an essential adjective clause?
(A) The man who lives next door is my friend.
(B) The dog that is barking is my neighbor's.
(C) The book that I read was very interesting.
Answer: (A)
Which of the following sentences has a non-essential adjective clause?
(B) The dog that is barking is my neighbor's.
(C) The book that I read was very interesting.
Answer: (B)
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
(A) I saw the man who is walking down the street.
(B) I saw the man who walking down the street.
(C) I saw the man walking down the street.
Answer: (C)
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
(A) The book that I read, which was very interesting, is on my desk.
(B) The book that I read, was very interesting, is on my desk.
(C) The book that I read, very interesting, is on my desk.
Answer: (A)
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
(A) The dog, which is barking loudly, is my neighbor's.
(B) The dog which is barking loudly, is my neighbor's.
(C) The dog barking loudly, is my neighbor's.
Answer: (A)
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
(A) The man, who I saw yesterday, is my friend.
(B) The man who I saw yesterday is my friend.
(C) The man I saw yesterday is my friend.
Answer: (C)
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
(A) The book, that I bought yesterday, is very interesting.
(B) The book that I bought yesterday is very interesting.
(C) The book I bought yesterday is very interesting.
Answer: (C)
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
(A) The house, which is painted blue, is mine.
(B) The house which is painted blue is mine.
(C) The house painted blue is mine.
Answer: (C)
Understanding Noun Clauses
Noun Clauses
Question 1: Which of the following is a noun clause?
A. I am going to the store.
B. I wonder what he is doing.
C. The book is on the table.
D. He is a good student.
Answer: B
Question 2: What type of noun clause is the following?
I know that he is coming.
A. Declarative
B. Interrogative
C. Relative
D. Essential
Answer: A
Question 3: Which of the following is an example of an essential noun clause?
A. I wonder what he is doing.
B. I know that he is coming.
C. The book that I am reading is very interesting.
D. I hope that you will be happy.
Answer: C
Question 4: What is the function of the following noun clause?
I think that she is wrong.
A. Subject
B. Object
C. Complement
D. Modifier
Answer: C
Question 5: Which of the following is not a noun clause?
A. What he said is true.
B. Why did he leave?
C. The man who is standing there is my friend.
D. I wish I were taller.
Answer: D
Question 6: Which of the following subordinating conjunctions can be used to introduce a noun clause?
A. because
B. unless
C. although
D. all of the above
Answer: D
Question 7: Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause that functions as a subject?
A. I hope that you will be happy.
B. I know that he is coming.
C. What he said is true.
D. The man who is standing there is my friend.
Answer: C
Question 8: Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause that functions as an object?
A. I hope that you will be happy.
B. I know that he is coming.
C. What he said is true.
D. The man who is standing there is my friend.
Answer: B
Question 9: Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause that functions as a complement?
A. I hope that you will be happy.
B. I know that he is coming.
C. What he said is true.
D. The man who is standing there is my friend.
Answer: A
Question 10: Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause that functions as a modifier?
A. I hope that you will be happy.
B. I know that he is coming.
C. What he said is true.
D. The man who is standing there is my friend.
Answer: D
Question 11: Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A. I wonder what did he do.
B. I wonder what he did.
C. I wonder what did he do?
D. I wonder what he do.
Answer: B
Question 12: Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A. I know that he is coming.
B. I know that he comes.
C. I know that he came.
D. all of the above are grammatically correct
Answer: D
Question 13: Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A. I asked him if he is coming.
B. I asked him if he comes.
C. I asked him if he came.
D. all of the above are grammatically correct
Answer: D
Question 14: Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A. I told him that he is coming.
B. I told him that he comes.
C. I told him that he came.
D. all of the above are grammatically correct
Answer: D
Question 15: Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A. I hope that he will be coming.
B. I hope that he comes.
C. I hope that he came.
D. all of the above are grammatically correct
Answer: A