Choose the correct passive voice: "The company had recalled the defective products before the news broke."
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Active and Passive Voice MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Choose the correct passive voice: "The company had recalled the defective products before the news broke."”
The accepted answer is A. The defective products had been recalled by the company before the news broke.. Choose the correct passive voice The company had recalled the defective products before the news broke is answered by The defective products had been recalled by the company before the news broke option A Option B The defective products were recalled by the company before the news broke does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of The defective products had been recalled by the company before the news broke Option C The defective products had being recalled by the company before the news broke does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of The defective products had been recalled by the company before the news broke Remaining.
- A. The defective products had been recalled by the company before the news broke. ✓
- B. The defective products were recalled by the company before the news broke.
Why not B: “The defective products were recalled by the company before the news broke.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. The defective products had been recalled by the company before the news broke.. Choose the correct passive voice The company had recalled the defective products before the news broke is answered by The defective products had been recalled by the company before
- C. The defective products had being recalled by the company before the news broke.
Why not C: “The defective products had being recalled by the company before the news broke.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. The defective products had been recalled by the company before the news broke.. Choose the correct passive voice The company had recalled the defective products before the news broke is answered by The defective products had been recalled by the company before
- D. The defective products have been recalled by the company before the news broke.
Why not D: “The defective products have been recalled by the company before the news broke.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. The defective products had been recalled by the company before the news broke.. Choose the correct passive voice The company had recalled the defective products before the news broke is answered by The defective products had been recalled by the company before
Correct answer
A. The defective products had been recalled by the company before the news broke.
Explanation
Choose the correct passive voice The company had recalled the defective products before the news broke is answered by The defective products had been recalled by the company before the news broke option A Option B The defective products were recalled by the company before the news broke does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of The defective products had been recalled by the company before the news broke Option C The defective products had being recalled by the company before the news broke does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of The defective products had been recalled by the company before the news broke Remaining.
Source: Active and Passive Voice Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, grammar, voice, sentence structure, NTS
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