Choose the correct passive voice: "The pharmacist is dispensing the prescribed medication."
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Active and Passive Voice question asks: Choose the correct passive voice: "The pharmacist is dispensing the prescribed medication." The correct choice is B. The prescribed medication is being dispensed by the pharmacist.. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.
Active and Passive Voice items like this one are written for Pakistan exams such as CSS, FPSC, PPSC, and NTS. The difficulty label is a hint about how much of the topic the stem assumes, not a score. Tags and exam names, when they are present, tell you where else the same idea is tested. Previous and next links stay in Active and Passive Voice so you can continue the subject. Related questions point at nearby stems if you want another angle on the same idea.
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- A. The prescribed medication has been dispensed by the pharmacist.
Why not A: “The prescribed medication has been dispensed by the pharmacist.” does not fit this question. The answer is The prescribed medication is being dispensed by the pharmacist..
- B. The prescribed medication is being dispensed by the pharmacist. ✓
- C. The prescribed medication is dispensed by the pharmacist.
Why not C: “The prescribed medication is dispensed by the pharmacist.” does not fit this question. The answer is The prescribed medication is being dispensed by the pharmacist..
- D. The prescribed medication was being dispensed by the pharmacist.
Why not D: “The prescribed medication was being dispensed by the pharmacist.” does not fit this question. The answer is The prescribed medication is being dispensed by the pharmacist..
Correct answer
B. The prescribed medication is being dispensed by the pharmacist.
Explanation
The prescribed medication is being dispensed by the pharmacist. (option B) is the accepted answer to “Choose the correct passive voice: "The pharmacist is dispensing the prescribed medication."”. Option A (The prescribed medication has been dispensed by the pharmacist.) does not fit this question. Option C (The prescribed medication is dispensed by the pharmacist.) does not fit this question. Option D (The prescribed medication was being dispensed by the pharmacist.) does not fit this question. For this Active and Passive Voice question, the accepted answer is The prescribed medication is being dispensed by the pharmacist..
Source: Active and Passive Voice Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, grammar, voice, sentence structure, NTS
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