Choose the correct active voice of: 'The plants were being watered by the gardener.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The plants were being watered by the gardener.'

A. The gardener had watered the plants.

B. The gardener is watering the plants.

C. The gardener watered the plants.

D. The gardener was watering the plants.

Answer: Option D

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Past continuous passive → active 'The gardener was watering the plants'.

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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The old man was run over by a bus.'

A. A bus was running over the old man.

B. A bus had run over the old man.

C. A bus ran over the old man.

D. A bus runs over the old man.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past passive with phrasal verb 'run over' → active 'A bus ran over the old man'.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
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Choose the correct active voice of: 'The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.'

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