Questões de Voz Ativa e Passiva | Passive and Active Voice (Inglês)

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The passive voice is a strategic tool in academic writing to shift focus to the recipient of the action or to omit the agent when it is unknown or irrelevant. Considering the "Causative Passive" construction (have/get something done), choose the option that correctly rewrites the sentence "A professional photographer took her portrait" to emphasize that she arranged for the service.

  • A She got taken her portrait by a professional photographer.
  • B She had her portrait taken by a professional photographer.
  • C She was taken her portrait by a professional photographer.
  • D She had taken her portrait by a professional photographer.

Analyse the following statements about some grammatical structures in the text:

I. The verb form “could finally make” (l. 02) expresses a future possibility.
II. The sentence “The light had been collected from the Sun” (l. 07) is in the passive voice.
III. The clause “whether such huge orbital structures would even be legal” (l. 34) expresses a condition.

Which ones are correct?

  • A Only I.
  • B Only II.
  • C Only I and II.
  • D Only II and III.
  • E I, II and III.

Analyse the following statements about some grammatical structures in the text:

I. The verb form “could finally make” (l. 02) expresses a future possibility.
II. The sentence “The light had been collected from the Sun” (l. 07) is in the passive voice.
III. The clause “whether such huge orbital structures would even be legal” (l. 34) expresses a condition.

Which ones are correct?

  • A Only I.
  • B Only II.
  • C Only I and II.
  • D Only II and III.
  • E I, II and III.

Consider the following sentence about the Liberian schools:


They have rebuilt a lot of schools in Monrovia.


Choose the correct sentence rewritten in the passive voice:

  • A They have been rebuilt a lot of schools in Monrovia.
  • B A lot of schools in Monrovia had been rebuilt.
  • C A lot of schools in Monrovia have been rebuilt.
  • D A lot of schools were being rebuilt in Monrovia.

The text contains several instances of passive voice constructions. Examine this sentence: "Productivity forecasts are expected to be downgraded by the OBR, heaping yet more pressure on the chancellor's budget choices." This sentence uses passive voice with an infinitive construction. Understanding the transformation between active and passive voice, particularly with complex verb structures, is crucial for advanced writing. Which of the following correctly identifies the grammatical structure and appropriate active voice transformation?

  • A Present perfect passive structure. Active form: "The OBR has expected downgrading productivity forecasts already."
  • B Present simple passive with reporting verb plus infinitive passive. Active: "Analysts expect the OBR to downgrade forecasts."
  • C Present continuous passive structure. Active: "The OBR is expecting to downgrade productivity forecasts currently."
  • D Double passive construction that is grammatically incorrect. Should be rewritten: "The OBR downgrades productivity forecasts."