Choose the correct passive voice: "The auditors had reviewed the accounts before the meeting."
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Active and Passive Voice question asks: Choose the correct passive voice: "The auditors had reviewed the accounts before the meeting." The correct choice is A. The accounts had been reviewed by the auditors before the meeting.. 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 accounts had been reviewed by the auditors before the meeting. ✓
- B. The accounts have been reviewed by the auditors before the meeting.
Why not B: “The accounts have been reviewed by the auditors before the meeting.” does not fit this question. The answer is The accounts had been reviewed by the auditors before the meeting..
- C. The accounts had being reviewed by the auditors before the meeting.
Why not C: “The accounts had being reviewed by the auditors before the meeting.” does not fit this question. The answer is The accounts had been reviewed by the auditors before the meeting..
- D. The accounts were reviewed by the auditors before the meeting.
Why not D: “The accounts were reviewed by the auditors before the meeting.” does not fit this question. The answer is The accounts had been reviewed by the auditors before the meeting..
Correct answer
A. The accounts had been reviewed by the auditors before the meeting.
Explanation
The accounts had been reviewed by the auditors before the meeting. (option A) is the accepted answer to “Choose the correct passive voice: "The auditors had reviewed the accounts before the meeting."”. Option B (The accounts have been reviewed by the auditors before the meeting.) does not fit this question. Option C (The accounts had being reviewed by the auditors before the meeting.) does not fit this question. Option D (The accounts were reviewed by the auditors before the meeting.) does not fit this question. For this Active and Passive Voice question, the accepted answer is The accounts had been reviewed by the auditors before the meeting..
Source: Active and Passive Voice Official FPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, grammar, voice, sentence structure
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