Directions: Complete the sentences in passive voice (Present or Past) ...
The sentence "The license of the factory had been suspended only two days before the accident" is written in the past perfect passive voice. The structure of the past perfect passive is as follows:
Subject + had been + past participle of the verb
In this sentence:
- "The license of the factory" is the subject.
- "had been" is the auxiliary verb indicating past perfect tense.
- "suspended" is the past participle of the verb "suspend".
The use of the past perfect tense is appropriate here because it implies that the suspension of the license occurred before the accident, and this sequence of events is relevant to the context provided by the sentence.
Directions: Complete the sentences in passive voice (Present or Past) ...
The correct answer is option 'c)had been suspended'.
Explanation:
The given sentence is in the past form "The license of the factory ________ only two days before the accident." So, we need to choose the passive voice form of the verb 'suspend' in the past tense.
The options are:
a) has been suspended
b) will be suspended
c) had been suspended
d) suspended
- To choose the correct option, let's analyze the meaning of each option and eliminate the incorrect ones.
a) has been suspended - This is the present perfect passive voice form. It implies that the license of the factory was suspended in the past and is still currently suspended. However, the given sentence is in the past tense, so this option can be eliminated.
b) will be suspended - This is the future passive voice form. It implies that the license of the factory will be suspended in the future. However, the given sentence is in the past tense, so this option can be eliminated.
c) had been suspended - This is the past perfect passive voice form. It implies that the license of the factory had already been suspended before the accident happened. This matches the meaning and tense of the given sentence, so this option is correct.
d) suspended - This is the active voice form in the past tense. It implies that someone suspended the license of the factory, but it doesn't specify when it happened. This option does not match the passive voice form required in the given sentence, so it can be eliminated.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 'c) had been suspended'.
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