Test your ability to transform and identify speech and voice patterns with these practical questions.
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Change the voice of the following sentence: 'People speak Portuguese in Brazil.'
Explanation
In the passive voice, since the tense is present simple, we use 'is/are + V3'. 'Spoken' is the V3 of 'Speak'.
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Convert the following to Indirect Speech: Mary said, 'I have finished the report.'
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Present Perfect ('have finished') changes to Past Perfect ('had finished') in indirect speech when the reporting verb ('said') is in the past.
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Identify the speaker's original words: He asked me if I was going to the party.
Explanation
The indirect speech uses 'if', showing it was a Yes/No question in direct speech. 'Was going' changes back to a present-tensed 'Are going'.
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Which of the following is an example of the Passive Voice?
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The subject 'discovery' receives the action, and the verb is 'was made' (be + V3).
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Convert to passive: 'The chef prepares the meal.'
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Passive voice of: 'They will build a bridge.'
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Change to passive: 'She has written a letter.'
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Indirect speech: 'He says, I am tired.'
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Convert: Mary said, 'I will travel tomorrow.'
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Indirect form: John asked, 'Do you understand?'.
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Convert to indirect question: 'She asked, "Where is the station?"'
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Imperative to indirect: 'He said, "Close the door."'
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Transform: 'Please submit the report.'
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Identify when the agent can be omitted: 'The cake was eaten (by us).'.
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Agent omission: 'The window was broken.'
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Can we drop the agent in: 'The letter was written by John.'?
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Change to passive with modal: 'She can solve the problem.'
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Passive form: 'He must finish the work.'
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Modal conversion: 'They might have missed the train.'
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Reporting verb: 'He said, I will go.'
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Passive infinitive: 'She wants the job to be done.'
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Indirect interrogative: 'He asked, "What time is it?"'
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