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