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General Description
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
66241
The event manager is arranging the chairs for the concert.
Answer:
The chairs are being arranged by the event manager for the concert.
**Rule**: To change a Present Continuous Tense sentence from active to passive voice, we use the structure: **Object + is/am/are + being + V3 + by + Subject**.
- **Correct Answer (a)**: The object 'the chairs' becomes the subject. Since 'chairs' is plural, 'are' is used, followed by 'being' and the past participle of 'arrange' which is 'arranged'. The original subject 'the event manager' becomes the object of the preposition 'by'.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: This option incorrectly changes the tense to Past Continuous by using 'were being'. The original sentence is in the Present Continuous Tense.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: This option incorrectly changes the tense to Future Simple by using 'will be'.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: This option incorrectly changes the tense to Present Perfect by using 'have been'.
66242
His behavior disappoints me.
Answer:
I am disappointed with his behavior.
**Rule**: Certain verbs, especially those related to feelings, take prepositions other than 'by' in the passive voice. The verb 'disappointed' is often followed by **'with'** or **'at'**. The active sentence is in the Simple Present Tense.
- **Correct Answer (c)**: The object 'me' becomes 'I'. The passive verb form 'am disappointed' is correct for the Simple Present. The preposition 'with' is idiomatically correct here.
- **Incorrect Answer (a)**: While 'by' is sometimes used, 'with' is a common and correct alternative in this context.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Simple Past.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Present Perfect.
66243
The tiger was chasing the deer.
Answer:
The deer was being chased by the tiger.
**Rule**: For a sentence in the Past Continuous Tense, the passive voice structure is **Object + was/were + being + V3 + by + Subject**.
- **Correct Answer (a)**: The object 'the deer' becomes the subject. Since 'deer' can be singular here, 'was' is used, followed by 'being' and the past participle 'chased'.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Simple Past.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Present Continuous.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Present Perfect.
66244
Inform the police immediately.
Answer:
Let the police be informed immediately.
**Rule**: Imperative sentences that express a command or urgent instruction are often converted to passive voice using the structure: **Let + object + be + V3**.
- **Correct Answer (a)**: This option correctly applies the 'Let' structure for a command. 'the police' is the object, followed by 'be' and the past participle 'informed'.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: 'Should' introduces a sense of advice or duty, which is slightly different from a direct command.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: 'Requested' is incorrect as the tone is one of urgency, not a polite request.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: The infinitive marker 'to' is incorrect after 'police' in this structure.
66245
Shut the door and leave.
Answer:
Let the door be shut and you are ordered to leave.
**Rule**: When an imperative sentence contains two commands, they are converted to passive voice separately and joined by a conjunction. The first part 'Shut the door' is a command and can be passivized using 'Let'. The second part 'leave' is also a command, implying 'You leave', which can be passivized as 'You are ordered to leave'.
- **Correct Answer (a)**: 'Let the door be shut' is the correct passive form for the first command. 'you are ordered to leave' is a suitable passive form for the second implied command.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: 'Shutted' is not the correct past participle of 'shut' (it's 'shut'), and 'you be left' is grammatically incorrect.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: 'is to be' changes the imperative mood to one of obligation.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: 'Advised' is not appropriate for a direct command like 'leave'.
66246
They were carrying the injured player off the field.
Answer:
The injured player was being carried off the field.
**Rule**: For a sentence in the Past Continuous Tense, the passive voice structure is **Object + was/were + being + V3 + by + Subject**. The agent ('by them') can be omitted when it is vague or unimportant.
- **Correct Answer (b)**: The object 'the injured player' becomes the subject. Since it's singular, 'was' is used, followed by 'being' and the past participle 'carried'. Omitting 'by them' is natural here.
- **Incorrect Answer (a)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Simple Past.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Present Perfect.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Past Perfect.
66247
Please bring me a glass of water.
Answer:
You are requested to bring me a glass of water.
**Rule**: Imperative sentences that make a request (often starting with 'Please' or 'Kindly') are converted into passive voice using the phrase **'You are requested to'** followed by the base form of the verb.
- **Correct Answer (a)**: The word 'Please' indicates a request. Therefore, the passive form 'You are requested to...' is the most appropriate structure.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: While 'Let' is used for some imperative sentences, 'You are requested to' is more suitable for polite requests.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: The original sentence is a request, not an order, so 'You are ordered to' is incorrect.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: 'Should' suggests advice or obligation, which does not fit the context of a simple request.
66248
The government is building new bridges.
Answer:
New bridges are being built by the government.
**Rule**: For a Present Continuous Tense sentence, the passive structure is **Object + is/am/are + being + V3 + by + Subject**.
- **Correct Answer (d)**: The object 'new bridges' becomes the subject. Since 'bridges' is plural, 'are' is used, followed by 'being' and the past participle 'built'.
- **Incorrect Answer (a)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Simple Present.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Past Continuous.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Present Perfect.
66249
The old lady tells us fascinating stories.
Answer:
Both a and b are correct.
**Rule**: For a Simple Present Tense sentence with two objects (indirect 'us' and direct 'fascinating stories'), either can become the subject of the passive sentence.
- **Correct Answer (d)**: Both (a) and (b) are correct passive transformations.
- In (a), the direct object 'Fascinating stories' becomes the subject. The passive verb is 'are told', and the indirect object 'us' is preceded by 'to'.
- In (b), the indirect object 'us' becomes the subject 'We'. The passive verb is 'are told', and the direct object 'fascinating stories' follows.
- **Incorrect Answer (a)**: This is correct, but (b) is also correct.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: This is correct, but (a) is also correct.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Simple Past.
66250
The host was welcoming the guests.
Answer:
The guests were being welcomed by the host.
**Rule**: To convert a Past Continuous Tense sentence to passive voice, the structure is **Object + was/were + being + V3 + by + Subject**.
- **Correct Answer (b)**: The object 'the guests' becomes the subject. Since 'guests' is plural, 'were' is used, followed by 'being' and the past participle 'welcomed'.
- **Incorrect Answer (a)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Simple Past.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Present Continuous.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Present Perfect.