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