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**Rule**: For a Simple Past Tense sentence with two objects (indirect 'me' and direct 'the new design'), either can become the subject of the passive sentence.
- **Correct Answer (b)**: The indirect object 'me' becomes the subject 'I'. The verb form 'was shown' is correct for the Simple Past Tense, and the direct object 'the new design' follows.
- **Incorrect Answer (a)**: The past participle of 'show' is 'shown', not 'showed'.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Present Perfect.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Simple Present.
**Rule**: For a Present Continuous Tense sentence, the passive structure is **Object + is/am/are + being + V3 + by + Subject**.
- **Correct Answer (d)**: The object 'a beautiful sculpture' becomes the subject. Since it is singular, 'is' is used, followed by 'being' and the past participle 'carved'.
- **Incorrect Answer (a)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Simple Present.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Present Perfect.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Past Continuous.
**Rule**: A negative sentence in the Past Continuous Tense with a phrasal verb is converted to passive using **Object + was/were + not + being + V3 + preposition**. The negative idea from 'Nobody' is transferred to the verb.
- **Correct Answer (b)**: The object 'the speech' becomes the subject. The passive verb 'was not being listened to' correctly reflects the negative meaning, the Past Continuous tense, and retains the preposition 'to'. The agent is correctly omitted.
- **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.
**Rule**: For a Past Perfect Tense sentence, the passive structure is **Object + had + been + V3**. The indefinite subject 'someone' is omitted.
- **Correct Answer (c)**: The object 'the gate' becomes the subject. The verb form 'had been locked' is the correct passive construction for the Past Perfect Tense. The agent 'by someone' is correctly omitted.
- **Incorrect Answer (a)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Present Perfect.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Simple Past.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Simple Present.
**Rule**: Interrogative sentences in the Simple Past Tense starting with 'Who' are converted to passive voice using **By whom + was/were + object + V3?**
- **Correct Answer (a)**: 'Who' becomes 'By whom'. The object 'the window' is singular, so 'was' is used, followed by the past participle 'broken'.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Present Perfect.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Simple Present.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: The word order is incorrect for a question, and 'who' should be 'whom' after a preposition.
**Rule**: Intransitive verbs (like 'play well' without a direct object) cannot be made passive in the usual way. To make it passive, an implied object must be introduced.
- **Correct Answer (a)**: The implied object 'the game' is introduced as the subject. The verb form 'was not being played' is the correct passive for the negative Past Continuous. The adverb 'well' is correctly placed.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: 'Well' is an adverb and cannot be the subject of the sentence.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: This structure is grammatically incorrect.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: Using the introductory 'It' is possible but less direct and clear than option (a).
**Rule**: For a sentence in the Past Continuous Tense, the passive voice structure is **Object + was/were + being + V3 + by + Subject**.
- **Correct Answer (b)**: The object 'the final act' becomes the subject. Since it's singular, 'was' is used, followed by 'being' and the past participle 'rehearsed'.
- **Incorrect Answer (a)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Present Perfect.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Present Continuous.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Simple Past.
**Rule**: For a negative sentence in the Simple Past Tense, the passive structure is **Object + was/were + not + V3 + by + Subject**.
- **Correct Answer (a)**: The object 'the mystery' becomes the subject. The verb form 'was not solved' is the correct passive construction for a negative sentence in the Simple Past Tense.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Simple Present.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Present Perfect.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: This incorrectly changes the tense to Past Continuous.
**Rule**: For an interrogative sentence with the 'be going to' future form starting with 'Who', the passive structure is **By whom + is/am/are + object + going to be + V3?**
- **Correct Answer (c)**: 'Who' changes to 'By whom'. The object 'the meeting' is singular, so 'is' is used, followed by the object and the correct passive structure 'going to be arranged'. The word order is correct for a question.
- **Incorrect Answer (a)**: This changes the structure from 'going to' future to 'will' future.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: The word order is incorrect for an interrogative sentence.
- **Incorrect Answer (d)**: 'who' is the incorrect case; 'whom' is required after the preposition 'By'.
**Rule**: For active sentences using the 'be going to' future form, the passive structure is **Object + is/am/are + going to be + V3**. The agent 'by them' can be omitted.
- **Correct Answer (d)**: The object 'a satellite' becomes the subject. The structure 'is going to be launched' is the correct passive conversion. The agent 'by them' is correctly omitted.
- **Incorrect Answer (a)**: This is the passive of the Present Continuous tense.
- **Incorrect Answer (b)**: This introduces the idea of necessity, which was not in the original sentence.
- **Incorrect Answer (c)**: This changes the structure to the 'will' future.
