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