Question 37
POST_UTME_IMS_U
•
2022
•
ENGLISH
•
objective
SHARED STIMULUS
The following sentence is in the passive voice. Identify the verb form and explain why it is in the passive voice. The company's profits have been increasing steadily over the past year.
The following sentence is in the passive voice. Identify the verb form and explain why it is in the passive voice.
Answer Options
Correct Answer
A.
The verb form is the past participle 'been', and it is in the passive voice because the subject of the sentence is not performing the action.
B.
The verb form is the present participle 'being', and it is in the passive voice because the subject of the sentence is performing the action.
C.
The verb form is the past simple 'was', and it is in the passive voice because the subject of the sentence is not performing the action.
D.
The verb form is the present simple 'is', and it is in the passive voice because the subject of the sentence is performing the action.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
The verb form is the past participle 'been', and it is in the passive voice because the subject of the sentence is not performing the action.
About This Question
This is
Post Utme Ims U
2022
English
Question 37.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2022
Post Utme Ims U
English
examination.