Question 1

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The award (A) / will be given (B) / to the winner (C) / at the ceremony next month. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses passive voice appropriately with future simple tense ('will be given'), correct agent introduction with 'to' (appropriate for recipients), and the time marker 'next month' correctly matches the future tense. All parts are in agreement.

Question 2

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The letter (A) / was written (B) / by John (C) / last month (D). No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses simple past passive voice appropriately ('was written'). The subject 'letter' is singular and agrees with the singular auxiliary 'was'. The agent 'by John' is correctly introduced. The time marker 'last month' matches the simple past tense. No error exists.

Question 3

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The report (A) / was prepared by (B) / the committee members (C) / last week. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses passive voice appropriately ('was prepared by') with correct tense (simple past 'was prepared') matching the time marker 'last week'. All parts are in agreement and the preposition 'by' correctly introduces the agent in passive voice.

Question 4

Change the following sentence into Passive Voice: 'She writes a letter every day.'

Accepted Answer

In Active Voice, the subject (She) performs the action. To convert Simple Present Tense into Passive Voice, the structure is: Object + is/am/are + Past Participle + by + Subject. Here, 'a letter' becomes the new subject, 'is written' is used (singular subject + Simple Present Passive), and 'by her' replaces 'she' (object form of pronoun). Hence the correct passive form is 'A letter is written by her every day.'

Question 5

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The proposal (A) / has been rejected (B) / by the board (C) / because of its poor quality. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses present perfect passive voice ('has been rejected') appropriately for an action completed in the past with present relevance. The subject 'The proposal' (singular) agrees with the auxiliary 'has', the agent 'by the board' is correctly introduced, and the reason clause is properly structured.

Question 6

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The documents (A) / was signed (B) / by both parties (C) / yesterday morning. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (B). The subject 'The documents' is plural, but the verb 'was' is singular. In passive voice, the auxiliary verb must agree with the subject in number. The correct form should be 'were signed' (plural).

Question 7

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The project (A) / have been completed (B) / by the team (C) / on schedule (D). No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The error is in part B. The subject 'project' is singular, but the verb 'have been' is plural. The correct form should be 'has been completed' (singular auxiliary verb). The rule is that the auxiliary verb in passive voice must agree with the subject in number.

Question 8

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The new policy (A) / will be implemented (B) / by the management (C) / next week (D). No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses future passive voice appropriately ('will be implemented') with consistent tense. The subject 'policy' is singular and agrees with the singular auxiliary 'will be'. The time marker 'next week' correctly indicates future time. No error exists.

Question 9

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The documents (A) / has been signed (B) / by all the stakeholders (C) / yesterday (D). No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The error is in part B. The subject 'documents' is plural, but the verb 'has been' is singular. The correct form should be 'have been signed' (plural auxiliary verb). Additionally, 'yesterday' (a definite past time) conflicts with present perfect tense, which requires 'were signed' (simple past). The primary error is subject-verb agreement.

Question 10

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The report (A) / was prepared by the team (B) / with great care and (C) / submitted on time (D). No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses passive voice appropriately ('was prepared') with consistent tense (simple past). The prepositional phrase 'with great care' correctly modifies the action, and the conjunction 'and' properly links two past participles in parallel structure. No error exists.

Question 11

Identify the error in the following sentence:

The report (A) / was prepared by the team (B) / and it has been (C) / submitted yesterday. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (D). The sentence uses passive voice correctly in parts (A) and (B) ('was prepared by the team'), but part (C) introduces a tense inconsistency. The phrase 'has been submitted yesterday' mixes present perfect with a definite past time marker ('yesterday'). Present perfect is used for actions with no specific time or ongoing relevance, while 'yesterday' is a definite past time that requires simple past. The correct form should be 'was submitted yesterday' to maintain consistency with the simple past tense established by 'was prepared' and to match the definite past time reference.

Question 12

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The award (A) was given to the student (B) who have scored (C) the highest marks in the examination. (D) No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The error is in Part C. The relative pronoun 'who' refers to the singular noun 'student', so the verb must be singular. The correct form should be 'who has scored', not 'who have scored'. In relative clauses, the verb must agree with the antecedent (the noun the pronoun refers to). Since 'student' is singular, the verb in the relative clause must also be singular.

Question 13

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The report (A) was prepared by the team (B) and submitted to the manager (C) last week. (D) No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. All parts maintain proper passive voice construction with consistent tense (simple past). 'Was prepared' and 'submitted' are both in simple past passive, which is appropriate for an action completed at a specific time ('last week'). The preposition 'by' correctly introduces the agent in passive voice.

Question 14

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The documents (A) was being reviewed (B) by the committee (C) when the meeting was adjourned. (D) No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The error is in Part A–B. The subject 'documents' is plural, but the verb 'was' is singular. In passive voice, the verb must agree with the subject in number. The correct form should be 'The documents were being reviewed' (plural subject + plural auxiliary verb 'were'). The past continuous passive requires 'were being + V3', not 'was being + V3'.

Question 15

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The proposal (A) was rejected by the board (B) because it was considered (C) impractical and not feasible. (D) No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. All parts maintain proper passive voice construction with consistent tense (simple past). 'Was rejected' and 'was considered' are both in simple past passive. The reason clause ('because it was considered impractical and not feasible') correctly uses passive voice with a compound adjective predicate. The preposition 'by' correctly introduces the agent. No error exists.

Question 16

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The documents (A) / have been signed by (B) / the director and (C) / the manager yesterday. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (D). The adverb 'yesterday' is incompatible with the present perfect passive 'have been signed'. 'Yesterday' is a definite past time marker that requires simple past tense ('were signed'), not present perfect. Present perfect is used for actions without a specific past time reference or with 'since/for'. The passive voice structure is correct, but the tense is wrong.

Question 17

The new software (A) is being developed / (B) by a team of experts / (C) who has extensive experience / (D) in the field. / No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (C). The relative pronoun 'who' refers to the plural noun 'team of experts', so the verb must be plural 'have', not singular 'has'. Although 'team' is singular, when followed by 'of experts', it functions as a collective noun referring to multiple individuals, requiring plural agreement in the relative clause.

Question 18

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The documents (A) / should have been submitted (B) / by the applicants (C) / before three days. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The error is in part D. The preposition 'before' is incorrect in this context. The correct preposition should be 'within' or 'in'. 'Before three days' is grammatically incorrect; it should be 'within three days' or 'in three days'.

Question 19

The proposal (A) should have been considered / (B) more carefully / (C) by the committee / (D) before taking a decision. / No error

Accepted Answer

No error. The sentence correctly uses past modal passive 'should have been considered' to express a regretful or critical judgment about a past action. The adverb 'more carefully' correctly modifies the verb, the agent 'by the committee' is properly marked, and the infinitive phrase 'before taking a decision' is appropriately used.

Question 20

Identify the error in the following sentence:
The report (A) / was prepared by (B) / the committee members (C) / last week. (D) / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct. 'Was prepared' is the correct passive voice form in simple past tense, matching the time marker 'last week'. All parts are in agreement and use appropriate prepositions.

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