Two are true, one is not

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. False statement

   Passive: the subject acts

   Statements

   1. Active: the subject acts
   2. Passive: the subject is acted upon
   3. Passive: the subject acts

2. False statement

   Intransitive verbs are always passive

   Statements

   1. Intransitive verbs are always passive
   2. Intransitive verbs are always active
   3. Only transitive verbs go passive

3. False statement

   The agent must always be stated

   Statements

   1. The agent may be omitted in the passive
   2. The agent must always be stated
   3. The agent is named by 'by' when stated

Explanation