Multiple choice

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

The girl found the material for the article in 10 min, wrote it in 15 min and was posted by her in 20 min.

  1. was posted by her in 20 min.

  2. the article was posted by her in 20 min.

  3. took 20 min to post the article.

  4. posted it in 20 min.

  5. it took 20 min to post the article.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

(D): In the series, the first two verbs are in the active voice. So, the third should also be in the active voice. Avoid unnecessary shifts from an Active to a Passive Voice.

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