Choose the correct passive voice: "The technicians are installing new software."
Difficulty: Easy
About this MCQ
This Easy Active and Passive Voice question asks: Choose the correct passive voice: "The technicians are installing new software." The correct choice is C. New software is being installed by the technicians.. 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.
Treat the explanation as part of the question, not a footnote. If you missed it, reread the stem against the correct option before you open the next Active and Passive Voice item. A timed quiz is the same pool with a clock and a score. A past paper is a full sitting rather than this single question.
- A. New software is installed by the technicians.
Why not A: “New software is installed by the technicians.” does not fit this question. The answer is New software is being installed by the technicians..
- B. New software was being installed by the technicians.
Why not B: “New software was being installed by the technicians.” does not fit this question. The answer is New software is being installed by the technicians..
- C. New software is being installed by the technicians. ✓
- D. New software has been installed by the technicians.
Why not D: “New software has been installed by the technicians.” does not fit this question. The answer is New software is being installed by the technicians..
Correct answer
C. New software is being installed by the technicians.
Explanation
New software is being installed by the technicians. (option C) is the accepted answer to “Choose the correct passive voice: "The technicians are installing new software."”. Option A (New software is installed by the technicians.) does not fit this question. Option B (New software was being installed by the technicians.) does not fit this question. Option D (New software has been installed by the technicians.) does not fit this question. For this Active and Passive Voice question, the accepted answer is New software is being installed by the technicians..
Source: Active and Passive Voice Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, grammar, voice, sentence structure, NTS
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