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A. Our basket of chocolates has been lost by us
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B. None of these
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C. Our basket of chocolates had been lost by us
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D. Our basket of chocolates was lost by us
Explanation
The sentence is in present perfect tense ("have lost"), so the passive voice should be in the form: has/have been + past participle.
"Our basket of chocolates has been lost by us" correctly matches this structure.
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A. None of these
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B. His second book has been published by him on gender inequality.
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C. His second book is published by him on gender inequality.
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D. His second book was published by him on gender inequality.
Explanation
The original sentence is in simple past tense: "He published..."
The passive voice of a simple past sentence follows the structure: Object + was/were + past participle + by + subject
Therefore, "His second book was published by him..." is correct.
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A. Prizes were given away to the prize winners by the Chairman.
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B. The prize winners were given away prizes by the Chairman.
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C. Prizes were given away by the Chairman to the prize winners.
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D. None of these
Explanation
Prizes were given away to the prize winners by the Chairman.
In the passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject, and the focus is on the action.
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A. The house has built by my father.
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B. None of these
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C. The house is built by my father.
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D. The house was built by my father.
Explanation
The house was built by my father.
The original sentence is in simple past tense ("built"), so the passive form should be in simple past too.
Passive voice: Subject + was/were + past participle + by + agent.
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A. My pocket was picked.
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B. None of these
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C. My pocket has been picked.
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D. Someone's pocket has been picked.
Explanation
The sentence is in present perfect tense ("has picked").
In passive voice: Object + has/have been + past participle → "My pocket has been picked."
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A. None of these
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B. The house will be cleaned by me every Saturday.
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C. The house be cleaning by me every Saturday.
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D. The house will have been cleaned by me every Saturday.
Explanation
Active: Subject + will/shall + first form of the verb + object.
Passive: Object of the active sentence + will/shall + be + past participle form of the verb + by + subject of the active sentence.
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A. A snake is killed by me.
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B. None of these
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C. A snake was kill by me.
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D. A snake was killed by me.
Explanation
The sentence is changed from active to passive voice.
The object "a snake" becomes the subject, and "killed" follows the passive structure "was + past participle."
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A. This wisdom was acquired by him only after much reading.
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B. This wisdom will be acquired by him only after much reading.
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C. None of these
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D. This wisdom has been acquired by him only after much reading.
Explanation
The sentence is in past tense ("acquired"), so the correct passive form uses "was acquired."
Past Indefinite Tense
Active voice: Subject + V2 + Object
Passive Voice: Object + was/were + V3 + by + Subject
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A. The enemy had been defeated by the army.
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B. None of these
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C. The enemy has been defeated by our army.
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D. The enemy has been defeated by our army.
Explanation
- In passive voice, the object of the active sentence ("the enemy") becomes the subject while retaining the same tense (present perfect).
- The verb form changes to "has been defeated," keeping the focus on the action rather than the doer (our army).
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A. None of these
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B. My proposal would not be agreed to by them
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C. My proposal would not be agreed by them
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D. My proposal will not be agreed by them
Explanation
- In passive voice, "agree to" must retain the preposition "to" as part of the verb phrase.
- The correct transformation keeps the structure intact: Subject + would not + be + past participle + to.
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