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