Active-to-passive voice transformation (past continuous, phrasal verb "read out") Original sentence: The invigilator was reading out the instructions. Choose the correctly formed passive-voice sentence that keeps tense and particle.
Verbal Ability
Change of Voice
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AThe instructions were read by the invigilator.
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BThe instructions were being read out by the invigilator.
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CThe instructions had been read out by the invigilator.
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DThe instructions had been read by the invigilator.
Answer
Correct Answer: The instructions were being read out by the invigilator.
Explanation
Concept/ApproachPast continuous passive: "were being + past participle". Retain the particle "out" from the phrasal verb "read out".
Option analysisCorrect: "The instructions were being read out by the invigilator."(a) Simple past passive; loses continuous aspect.(c), (d) Past perfect passive; incorrect tense.
Final AnswerThe instructions were being read out by the invigilator.