Choose the correct passive voice: "The volunteers are distributing food to the needy."
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Active and Passive Voice question asks: Choose the correct passive voice: "The volunteers are distributing food to the needy." The correct choice is B. Food is being distributed to the needy by the volunteers.. 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. Food was being distributed to the needy by the volunteers.
Why not A: “Food was being distributed to the needy by the volunteers.” does not fit this question. The answer is Food is being distributed to the needy by the volunteers..
- B. Food is being distributed to the needy by the volunteers. ✓
- C. Food has been distributed to the needy by the volunteers.
Why not C: “Food has been distributed to the needy by the volunteers.” does not fit this question. The answer is Food is being distributed to the needy by the volunteers..
- D. Food is distributed to the needy by the volunteers.
Why not D: “Food is distributed to the needy by the volunteers.” does not fit this question. The answer is Food is being distributed to the needy by the volunteers..
Correct answer
B. Food is being distributed to the needy by the volunteers.
Explanation
Food is being distributed to the needy by the volunteers. (option B) is the accepted answer to “Choose the correct passive voice: "The volunteers are distributing food to the needy."”. Option A (Food was being distributed to the needy by the volunteers.) does not fit this question. Option C (Food has been distributed to the needy by the volunteers.) does not fit this question. Option D (Food is distributed to the needy by the volunteers.) does not fit this question. For this Active and Passive Voice question, the accepted answer is Food is being distributed to the needy by the volunteers..
Source: Active and Passive Voice Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, grammar, voice, sentence structure, NTS
Relevant exams: FPSC CSS
Submitted by: MCQsHub Editorial
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