Choose the correct passive voice: "Someone had stolen the artwork before the alarm went off."
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Active and Passive Voice question asks: Choose the correct passive voice: "Someone had stolen the artwork before the alarm went off." The correct choice is C. The artwork had been stolen before the alarm went off.. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.
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- A. The artwork had being stolen before the alarm went off.
Why not A: “The artwork had being stolen before the alarm went off.” does not fit this question. The answer is The artwork had been stolen before the alarm went off..
- B. The artwork was stolen before the alarm went off.
Why not B: “The artwork was stolen before the alarm went off.” does not fit this question. The answer is The artwork had been stolen before the alarm went off..
- C. The artwork had been stolen before the alarm went off. ✓
- D. The artwork has been stolen before the alarm went off.
Why not D: “The artwork has been stolen before the alarm went off.” does not fit this question. The answer is The artwork had been stolen before the alarm went off..
Correct answer
C. The artwork had been stolen before the alarm went off.
Explanation
The artwork had been stolen before the alarm went off. (option C) is the accepted answer to “Choose the correct passive voice: "Someone had stolen the artwork before the alarm went off."”. Option A (The artwork had being stolen before the alarm went off.) does not fit this question. Option B (The artwork was stolen before the alarm went off.) does not fit this question. Option D (The artwork has been stolen before the alarm went off.) does not fit this question. For this Active and Passive Voice question, the accepted answer is The artwork had been stolen before the alarm went off..
Source: Active and Passive Voice Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, grammar, voice, sentence structure, NTS
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