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