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