Choose the correct passive voice: "The bank had frozen the account before the investigation began."
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Active and Passive Voice question asks: Choose the correct passive voice: "The bank had frozen the account before the investigation began." The correct choice is C. The account had been frozen by the bank before the investigation began.. 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 account was frozen by the bank before the investigation began.
Why not A: “The account was frozen by the bank before the investigation began.” does not fit this question. The answer is The account had been frozen by the bank before the investigation began..
- B. The account had being frozen by the bank before the investigation began.
Why not B: “The account had being frozen by the bank before the investigation began.” does not fit this question. The answer is The account had been frozen by the bank before the investigation began..
- C. The account had been frozen by the bank before the investigation began. ✓
- D. The account has been frozen by the bank before the investigation began.
Why not D: “The account has been frozen by the bank before the investigation began.” does not fit this question. The answer is The account had been frozen by the bank before the investigation began..
Correct answer
C. The account had been frozen by the bank before the investigation began.
Explanation
The account had been frozen by the bank before the investigation began option C is the accepted answer to Choose the correct passive voice The bank had frozen the account before the investigation began Option A The account was frozen by the bank before the investigation began does not fit this question Option B The account had being frozen by the bank before the investigation began does not fit this question Option D The account has been frozen by the bank before the investigation began does not fit this question For this Active and Passive Voice question the accepted answer is The account had been frozen by the bank before.
Source: Active and Passive Voice Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, grammar, voice, sentence structure, NTS
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