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