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