1. Voice (Active/Passive Voice)
Fill in the blanks with the active/passive form of the verbs given in the brackets.
It has been reported that a heap of debris
(find) floating
on the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. The debris
(believe) to
be of the ship that
(lose) in the ocean last month. A
massive search operation
(launch) then but no scrap or
(find). The ship was on its way to Florida when it
(encounter) bad weather and disappeared. The discovery
of this debris has put to rest the various speculations that
(make) about the mysterious disappearance of the ship.
debris
Answers
Explanation:
An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.
The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in the active voice.
The correct answer is A)There is no time to be wasted.
Option A is correct as the given sentence is an imperative statement with an implicit subject of 'you' and as the given sentence is in the simple present tense and 'be' is used with the past participle of the main verb (waste).
Options B, C, and D are wrong as the sentence cannot start with 'No time
Answer:
It has been reported that a heap of debris has been found floating.
The debris is believed to be of the ship that was lost in the ocean last month.
A massive search operation was launched then but no scrap was found.
The ship was on its way to Florida when it encountered bad weather and disappeared. The discovery of this debris has been put to rest, various speculations that were made about the mysterious disappearance of the ship.