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