Vozes ativa e passiva - parte 4

063 | UNESP 2005
Indique a alternativa que expressa o mesmo significado de:

Depression is defined by doctors as an illness that affects the
ability to function.

a) Doctors had defined depression as an illness that affects
the ability to function.
b) Doctors define depression as an illness that affects the
ability to function.
c) Doctors would define depression as an illness that affects
the ability to function.
d) Doctors are defining depression as an illness that affects
the ability to function.
e) Doctors are used to defining depression as an illness that
affects the ability to function.

064 | UNESP 2005
Indique a alternativa que expressa o mesmo significado de:

Adults expect teens to act moody.

a) Teens expected adults to act moody.
b) Adults are expected by teens to act moody.
c) Adults and teens are expected to act moody.
d) Teens are expected to act moody.
e) Teens always act moody, although it is never expected by
adults.

065 | FATEC 2005
Assinale a alternativa que apresente a forma correta da voz
passiva da seguinte frase:

The decline of Education threatens our future as a nation
and as a people.

a) Our future is threatened by the nation and the
Education's decline.
b) Our future was threatened by the decline of Education as
a nation and as a people.
c) Our future is to be threatened by the people as a nation.
d) Our future as a nation and as a people is threatened by
the decline of Education.
e) A nation and a people are threatening the Education's
decline.

066 | FUVEST 2006
Choose the correct passive voice form for:

No one has made any attempt to tackle the issue.

a) No attempt has been made to tackle the issue.
b) No attempt is made by anybody to tackle the issue.
c) It could not be made any attempt to tackle the issue.
d) It is not made any attempt to tackle the issue.
e) No attempt was made by anybody to tackle the issue.

067 | MACKENZIE 2004
The sentence "E.M.D.R. helps victims of trauma reprocess
disturbing thoughts and memories" in the passive voice will
be:

a) Victims of trauma are helped to reprocess disturbing
thoughts and memories by E.M.D.R.
b) Disturbing thoughts and memories are reprocessed by
victims of trauma which are helped by E.M.D.R.
c) Victims of trauma are reprocessed disturbing thoughts
and memories by the help of E.M.D.R.
d) Disturbing thoughts and memories are helped to
reprocess victims of trauma by E.M.D.R.
e) E.M.D.R. is helped to reprocess disturbing thoughts and
memories by victims of trauma.

068 | MACKENZIE 2005
The sentence "She counsels them to give 'urgent priority' to
finding a marriage partner fast" in the passive voice will be:

a) Finding a marriage partner fast and give 'urgent priority'
to them is counselled by her.
b) 'Urgent priority' to finding a marriage partner fast is
counselled by them.
c) To give 'urgent priority' to finding a marriage partner fast
was counselled by her to them.
d) She counselled them to be given 'urgent priority' to
finding a marriage partner fast.
e) They are counselled to give 'urgent priority' to finding a
marriage partner fast.

069 | MACKENZIE 2005
The sentence "Daniel L. Schacter explores the memory
miscues that occur in everyday life" in the passive voice will
be:

a) The memory miscues that occurs in everyday life is
explored by Daniel L. Schacter.
b) The memory miscues that occur are explored by everyday
life.
c) In everyday life the memory miscues have explored by
Daniel L. Schacter.
d) The memory miscues that occur in everyday life are
explored by Daniel L. Schacter.
e) Life that occurred everyday by memory miscues explores
by Daniel L. Schacter.

070 | ITA 2006

– "I was dragged", no início do quinto quadrinho, significa:

a) Fui surpreendido.
b) Fui arrastado.
c) Fui capturado.
d) Fui exposto.
e) Fui atirado.

071 | UFPE 2006 – ADAPTED
The phrase "The carbon in biofuels emissions has simply
been captured from the atmosphere by crops" has, as its
active counterpart:

a) Crops are simply capturing the carbon in biofuels
emissions from the atmosphere.
b) Crops simply capture the carbon in biofuels emissions
from the atmosphere.
c) Crops simply captured the carbon in biofuels emissions
from the atmosphere.
d) Crops have simply captured the carbon in biofuels
emissions from the atmosphere.
e) Crops had simply captured the carbon in biofuels
emissions from the atmosphere.

072 | PUCRIO 2006
The passive voice is used in "Orkut was quietly launched on
January 22, 2004".

– Now, find the sentence that is also in the passive voice:

a) Communities have never rejected new members.
b) Good ideas took shape at the end of the session.
c) Some communities have been able to control their
growth.
d) Several social groups could be connected by the Internet.
e) Young students are never tired of chatting with friends on
email.






073 | PUCPR 2007
"The seeds will be eaten by the birds" is the passive voice
for:

a) The birds will eat the seeds.
b) The birds ate the seeds.
c) The birds will be eaten by the seeds.
d) The seeds will eat the birds.
e) The birds are going to eat the seeds.

074 | MACKENZIE 2007
The sentence "In English medium schools in particular a low
level of English may impede students' acquisition of
knowledge" in the passive voice would be:

a) A low level of English in English medium schools in
particular may have impeded students' acquisition of
knowledge.
b) Students' acquisition of knowledge may impeded in
English medium schools in particular by a low level of
English.
c) Students' acquisition of knowledge might impeded in
English medium schools in particular by a low level of
English.
d) In English medium schools in particular students'
acquisition of knowledge may be impeded by a low level of
English.
e) In English medium schools students' acquisition of
knowledge might have been impeded by a low level of
English in particular.

075 | MACKENZIE 2008
Choose the correct alternative:

a) This book chronicles the events. – Immediate Future
b) The book was released. – Passive Voice
c) Deathly Hallows broke sales records. – Past Progressive
d) The previous record had been held. – Present Perfect
e) Deathly Hallows is published. – Present Progressive

076 | UECE 2007
In "It is a world that had been created without thought of
him", "Steinbeck's description of this social injustice shocked
the nation", and "In time, laws were passed to help people
like the Joads", the sentences are respectively in the:

a) passive voice, active voice, active voice.
b) passive voice, active voice, passive voice.
c) active voice, active voice, passive voice.
d) active voice, passive voice, passive voice.

077 | UECE 2008
The sentences: "critics have attached importance to the
ethical purpose of literature" and "a textbook is written in
continuous prose" are respectively in the:

a) passive voice and active voice
b) active voice and passive voice
c) passive voice and passive voice
d) active voice and active voice

078 | UNESP 2003
The text __________ a study in which 100 preschool
children __________ both before and after watching TV.

a) reported – is observed
b) reports – observed
c) reported – had been observed
d) had reported – were observed
e) reports – had observed

079 | MACKENZIE 1998
Mark the option that best completes the following sentence:

A prize __________ to whoever solves this equation.

a) has given
b) should give
c) is giving
d) will be given
e) must have given

080 | MACKENZIE 2005
Reading about Peter Jackson is sheer fun. But why (I) the
movies he (II) before "Lord of the Rings" never (III)?

– The alternative that contains the verbs which complete
blanks I, II and III in their appropriate tense is:

a) are – made – mentioned
b) have – has made – to be mentioned
c) are – being made – been mentioned
d) have been – has made – mentioned
e) are – is to be made – to be mentioned

081 | AFA 2007
Mark the option that means "Heating bills can be reduced
when double glazing is installed":

a) When double glazing is installed heating bills can reduce
it.
b) Double glazing can reduce heating bills when it is
installed.
c) Double glazing is installed to reduce heating bills.
d) When you install double glazing you reduce heating bills.





082 | AFA 2007
Change the sentence below into passive voice:

Chlorates and nitrates usually provide oxygen for the
reaction.

a) Oxygen is provided for the reaction usually by chlorates
and nitrates.
b) The ones that usually provide oxygen for the reaction are
chlorates and nitrates.
c) Oxygen for the reaction is usually provided by chlorates
and nitrates.
d) Chlorates and nitrates are usually provided by oxygen for
the reaction.