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English · Q219

Voice

Competitive Exams · English · question 219

Q219

The labourers were digging a canal.

A.
A canal is being digged by the labourers.
B.
A canal was dug by the labourers.
C.
A canal was being dug by the labourers.
Answer
D.
A canal had been dug by the labourers.

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
A canal was being dug by the labourers.

Given sentence is in past continuous tense and it is in active voice.

Rule :
Subject + (was/were) + being + V3 + Other agents