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Pretest - Verb and Voice Shifts
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1
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As a child, Susan did not like basketball, but . . .
A)she liked it now.
B)she likes it now.
C)she will like it now.
D)she had liked it now.
2
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Bill has spent all morning washing his car; . . .
A)he is now waxing it.
B)it was waxed by him now.
C)it is now being waxed.
D)he was now waxing it.
3
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John finds a good book and . . .
A)sat down to read for the afternoon.
B)sits down to read for the afternoon.
C)was seated to read for the afternoon.
D)sitting down to read for the afternoon.
4
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The news program ends; . . .
A)cartoons came on.
B)what will come on will be cartoons.
C)cartoons come on.
D)cartoons will come on.
5
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We have no television, so . . .
A)we listen to the radio.
B)the radio will be listened to.
C)to the radio we listened.
D)the radio will have been listened to.
6
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The semester ended, and . . .
A)Sherry moved to California.
B)to California Sherry will move.
C)Sherry will move to California.
D)Sherry moves to California.
7
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When the lake freezes, . . .
A)we have all gone ice skating.
B)ice skating we all went.
C)ice skating we all have gone.
D)we all go ice skating.
8
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The children are allowed to stay up until . . .
A)their father had came home.
B)home came their father.
C)home had come their father.
D)their father comes home.
9
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Gary arrived after . . .
A)he finished work.
B)he finishes work.
C)he will finish work.
D)he is finishing work.
10
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The sky is light blue, and . . .
A)the ocean was aqua green.
B)aqua green was the ocean.
C)aqua green had been the ocean.
D)the ocean is aqua green.
11
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As the day came to an end . . .
A)the young couple enjoyed the bright sunset.
B)the bright sunset was enjoyed by the young couple.
C)the young couple enjoy the bright sunset.
D)the young couple will enjoy the bright sunset.
12
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Tom got tired of painting the fence, . . .
A)so the job was finished by Sid.
B)so Sid finished the job.
C)so Sid finishes the job.
D)so the job by Sid was finished.
13
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After the two sides had fought for four long years, . . .
A)the Civil War was won by the North.
B)the North wins the Civil War.
C)the North won the Civil War.
D)the North has won the Civil War.
14
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We could not enjoy the movie because . . .
A)noise was made by so many people in the theatre.
B)so many people in the theatre are making noise.
C)the people in the theatre made too much noise.
D)the people in the theatre make too much noise.
15
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Few people today believe in trolls, dragons, and elves, . . .
A)yet ghosts are still believed to exist by many.
B)yet many still believed that ghosts exist.
C)yet many still believe that ghosts exist.
D)yet many will believe that ghosts exist.
16
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Miles found the right woman, and . . .
A)he marries her.
B)he married her.
C)he had married her.
D)she was married by him.
17
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When the sky darkened and the rain started to fall, . . .
A)it was decided by the family to cancel the picnic.
B)the family will decide to cancel the picnic.
C)the family decided to cancel the picnic.
D)the family decides to cancel the picnic.
18
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When Julie turned eighteen, . . .
A)she enter college.
B)she entered college.
C)she will enter college.
D)college was entered by her.
19
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While Rhonda unfolded the tent, . . .
A)Greg hammered the stakes into the ground.
B)Greg is hammering the stakes into the ground.
C)Greg hammers the stakes into the ground.
D)the stakes were hammered by Greg into the ground.
20
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The cashier can't find the price, . . .
A)and the customer did not know it either.
B)and the customer does not know it either.
C)and the customer will not know it either
D)and it is not known by the customer either.







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