Choose the correct passive voice: "The workers had built the wall by evening."
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Active and Passive Voice question asks: Choose the correct passive voice: "The workers had built the wall by evening." The correct choice is D. The wall had been built by the workers by evening.. 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 wall was built by the workers by evening.
Why not A: “The wall was built by the workers by evening.” does not fit this question. The answer is The wall had been built by the workers by evening..
- B. The wall had being built by the workers by evening.
Why not B: “The wall had being built by the workers by evening.” does not fit this question. The answer is The wall had been built by the workers by evening..
- C. The wall has been built by the workers by evening.
Why not C: “The wall has been built by the workers by evening.” does not fit this question. The answer is The wall had been built by the workers by evening..
- D. The wall had been built by the workers by evening. ✓
Correct answer
D. The wall had been built by the workers by evening.
Explanation
The wall had been built by the workers by evening. (option D) is the accepted answer to “Choose the correct passive voice: "The workers had built the wall by evening."”. Option A (The wall was built by the workers by evening.) does not fit this question. Option B (The wall had being built by the workers by evening.) does not fit this question. Option C (The wall has been built by the workers by evening.) does not fit this question. For this Active and Passive Voice question, the accepted answer is The wall had been built by the workers by evening..
Source: Active and Passive Voice Official FPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, grammar, voice, sentence structure
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