The Aswan High Dam ______ in the 1960s.
- أbuilt
- بwas built
- جis built
- دhas built
اعرف الإجابة والشرح
الإجابة الصحيحة: (ب) was built
الشرح: Past simple passive = was/were + p.p.; a past date signals past simple.
القواعد (الوحدات ١–١٢) · اللغة الإنجليزية. دي 10 أسئلة من بنك منصة مجموع على الدرس ده، من السهل للصعب. اضغط «اعرف الإجابة والشرح» تحت كل سؤال بعد ما تحله. على مجموع فيه 46 سؤال على الدرس ده بالشرح.
The Aswan High Dam ______ in the 1960s.
الإجابة الصحيحة: (ب) was built
الشرح: Past simple passive = was/were + p.p.; a past date signals past simple.
A student is writing a formal science report about an experiment. Which sentence suits this kind of writing best?
الإجابة الصحيحة: (أ) The water samples were tested three times.
الشرح: The book says the passive is common in formal, academic and scientific writing, where the action matters more than the doer (e.g. The experiment was conducted carefully).
The play 'Hamlet' ______ by Shakespeare.
الإجابة الصحيحة: (د) was written
الشرح: Past simple passive with a by-agent to name the doer (was written by Shakespeare).
The records were written ______ a sharp reed by the scribes.
الإجابة الصحيحة: (د) with
الشرح: with is used for the tool or instrument (a reed), while by is used for the doer (the scribes).
Ancient objects ______ out of Egypt without official permission.
الإجابة الصحيحة: (د) mustn't be taken
الشرح: Objects are taken by people, so after the modal mustn't we use be + past participle: mustn't be taken.
"My wallet was stolen at the crowded market yesterday." Why is no agent (by + noun) mentioned?
الإجابة الصحيحة: (أ) The agent is unknown.
الشرح: The speaker does not know who stole the wallet, and the agent is left out when it is unknown.
"The patients were being examined by two doctors." Which sentence has the same meaning?
الإجابة الصحيحة: (د) Two doctors were examining the patients.
الشرح: In the active sentence the agent after 'by' becomes the subject, and the tense stays the same: were being examined (past continuous passive) → were examining.
While the ancient statues ______ to the new museum, one of them ______ slightly.
الإجابة الصحيحة: (أ) were being moved / was damaged
الشرح: While shows an action in progress, and statues are moved by people, so the past continuous passive were being moved. The statue received the damage, so was damaged.
"The guide showed the tourists Tutankhamun's tomb." Which sentence has the same meaning?
الإجابة الصحيحة: (ب) The tourists were shown Tutankhamun's tomb by the guide.
الشرح: With two objects, the person (the tourists) can become the subject: were shown + the thing. The guide did the showing, so he comes after by.
"Who painted this portrait?" Which question has the same meaning?
الإجابة الصحيحة: (ب) By whom was this portrait painted?
الشرح: In the passive question the agent becomes By whom, followed by question order: was + subject + past participle.
أول ١٠ أسئلة في كل مادة مجانية، وكل سؤال معاه شرح.