Select the correct passive voice of: 'This pot contains water.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'This pot contains water.'

A. No passive.

B. Water is being contained in this pot.

C. This pot is contained by water.

D. Water is contained in this pot.

Answer: Option D

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'Contain' can be passive: 'Water is contained in this pot.'

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The package was sent by overnight courier.'

A. They sent the package by overnight courier.

B. They had sent the package by overnight courier.

C. They were sending the package by overnight courier.

D. They send the package by overnight courier.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple past passive 'was sent' → active 'They sent the package by overnight courier'.

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Question #2 Report Error

Select the correct passive voice of: 'They are serving tea.'

A. Tea is served by them.

B. Tea is being served by them.

C. Tea has been served by them.

D. Tea was being served by them.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present continuous: Object + is/am/are + being + past participle + by + subject.

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The coffee is too hot to drink.'

A. The coffee is too hot to be drunk.

B. To drink the coffee is too hot.

C. Drinking the coffee is too hot.

D. No passive. It is already active.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Too...to' structure can be made passive: 'The coffee is too hot to be drunk.' The question asks active of a given sentence? Actually the given is active voice (The coffee is too hot to drink). So active voice is the sentence itself. But I need a question. I'll adjust: Let's make 'Select the correct passive voice of: The coffee is too hot to drink.' Then B 'The coffee is too hot to be drunk' is correct. So I'll rephrase question: 'Select the correct passive voice of: 'The coffee is too hot to drink.'' Then correct_answer B.

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