Choose the correct passive voice: "The waiter is serving the guests."
Difficulty: Easy
About this MCQ
This Easy Active and Passive Voice MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Choose the correct passive voice: "The waiter is serving the guests."”
The accepted answer is A. The guests are being served by the waiter.. Choose the correct passive voice The waiter is serving the guests is answered by The guests are being served by the waiter option A Option B The guests are served by the waiter does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of The guests are being served by the waiter Option C The guests were being served by the waiter does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of The guests are being served by the waiter Remaining alternatives The guests have been served by the waiter fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once The guests are being served by the waiter is identified Active.
- A. The guests are being served by the waiter. ✓
- B. The guests are served by the waiter.
Why not B: “The guests are served by the waiter.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. The guests are being served by the waiter.. Choose the correct passive voice The waiter is serving the guests is answered by The guests are being served by the waiter option A Option B The guests are served by the waiter doe
- C. The guests were being served by the waiter.
Why not C: “The guests were being served by the waiter.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. The guests are being served by the waiter.. Choose the correct passive voice The waiter is serving the guests is answered by The guests are being served by the waiter option A Option B The guests are served by the waiter doe
- D. The guests have been served by the waiter.
Why not D: “The guests have been served by the waiter.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. The guests are being served by the waiter.. Choose the correct passive voice The waiter is serving the guests is answered by The guests are being served by the waiter option A Option B The guests are served by the waiter doe
Correct answer
A. The guests are being served by the waiter.
Explanation
Choose the correct passive voice The waiter is serving the guests is answered by The guests are being served by the waiter option A Option B The guests are served by the waiter does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of The guests are being served by the waiter Option C The guests were being served by the waiter does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of The guests are being served by the waiter Remaining alternatives The guests have been served by the waiter fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once The guests are being served by the waiter is identified Active.
Source: Active and Passive Voice Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, grammar, voice, sentence structure, NTS
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