The audience was listening to the speaker attentively. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The audience was listening to the speaker attentively.

A. The speaker was listened to attentively by the audience.

B. The speaker is being listened to attentively by the audience.

C. The speaker had been listened to attentively by the audience.

D. The speaker was being listened to attentively by the audience.

Answer: Option D

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Past continuous + phrasal verb → was being listened to.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

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Select the correct passive voice of: 'They made him confess the crime.'

A. He had been made to confess the crime.

B. He was made confess the crime.

C. He made to confess the crime.

D. He was made to confess the crime.

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Correct Answer: Option D

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A. The examiner is satisfied with the answer.

B. The examiner had been satisfied with the answer.

C. The examiner was satisfied by the answer.

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Correct Answer: Option D

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