Choose the correct passive voice: "The auditors have identified several errors."
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Active and Passive Voice question asks: Choose the correct passive voice: "The auditors have identified several errors." The correct choice is B. Several errors have been identified by the auditors.. 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. Several errors are identified by the auditors.
Why not A: “Several errors are identified by the auditors.” does not fit this question. The answer is Several errors have been identified by the auditors..
- B. Several errors have been identified by the auditors. ✓
- C. Several errors has been identified by the auditors.
Why not C: “Several errors has been identified by the auditors.” does not fit this question. The answer is Several errors have been identified by the auditors..
- D. Several errors were identified by the auditors.
Why not D: “Several errors were identified by the auditors.” does not fit this question. The answer is Several errors have been identified by the auditors..
Correct answer
B. Several errors have been identified by the auditors.
Explanation
Several errors have been identified by the auditors. (option B) is the accepted answer to “Choose the correct passive voice: "The auditors have identified several errors."”. Option A (Several errors are identified by the auditors.) does not fit this question. Option C (Several errors has been identified by the auditors.) does not fit this question. Option D (Several errors were identified by the auditors.) does not fit this question. For this Active and Passive Voice question, the accepted answer is Several errors have been identified by the auditors..
Source: Active and Passive Voice Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, grammar, voice, sentence structure, NTS
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