Don't touch the live wire. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Don't touch the live wire.

A. Let not the live wire be touched.

B. Let the live wire not be touched.

C. The live wire should not be touched.

D. You are warned not to touch the live wire.

Answer: Option A

Negative imperative: Do not + V1 + object → Let not + object + be + V3.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

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Question #1 Report Error

Choose the correct active voice of: 'The thief was ordered to be locked up.'

A. They order the thief to be locked up.

B. They had ordered the thief to be locked up.

C. They were ordering the thief to be locked up.

D. They ordered the thief to be locked up.

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was ordered' → active 'They ordered the thief to be locked up'.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #2 Report Error

Choose the correct active voice of: 'The matter is being looked into by the police.'

A. The police look into the matter.

B. The police are looking into the matter.

C. The police have looked into the matter.

D. The police were looking into the matter.

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present continuous passive with phrasal verb → active 'The police are looking into the matter'.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #3 Report Error

Choose the correct active voice of: 'The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.'

A. Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone.

B. Alexander Graham Bell had invented the telephone.

C. Alexander Graham Bell was inventing the telephone.

D. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was invented' → active 'Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone'.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice