Grammar and Voice Quiz

Study Notes

Active to Passive Voice Conversions:
a) "He is telling interesting stories" becomes "Interesting stories are being told."
b) "Sam has completed the project" becomes "The project has been completed by Sam."

Impersonal Passive Voice Conversions:
a) "They repaired cell phones here" becomes "Cell phones were repaired here."
b) "Matthew taught English for one year" becomes "English was taught for one year."

Impersonal Passive Voice Conversions:
a) "They will repair cell phones here" becomes "Cell phones will be repaired here."
b) "He will have bought the house" becomes "The house will have been bought."

The subject-verb agreement is based on the type of subject, whether it's singular, plural, or a combination of both.

A singular subject takes a singular verb (e.g., "is", "has", "was", "does", "solves", "lives", etc.).
Examples:
- The book is on the table.
- The driver was arrested.
- Neither the teacher nor the students is interested.
- Engineering Mechanics is an interesting subject.
- An electric computer solves difficult problems quickly.
- Politics is sometimes a dirty business.
- Annie is at school.
- Either my mother or my father is coming to the meeting.
- One of my sisters is going on a trip to France.
- The man with all the birds lives in my street.

When the subject is a combination of singular and plural nouns, the verb agrees with the closest subject.
Examples:
- The driver along with the conductor was arrested.
- The Chairman, along with his two assistants, plans to attend the meeting.
- George and Tamara don't want to see the movie.
- Benito doesn't know the answer.

When the subject is "none" or "each", the verb is usually singular.
Examples:
- None of my friends was there.
- Each of the students is responsible for their own work.

The subject-verb agreement is crucial in sentence construction.
Be careful with the verb form when dealing with singular and plural subjects.
Pay attention to the context and the type of subject to determine the correct verb form.