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    Select the option that expresses the following sentence in passive voice. The waiter had meticulously served the customers their meals before leavi
    Question

    Select the option that expresses the following sentence in passive voice.
    The waiter had meticulously served the customers their meals before leaving his duty.

    A.

    The customers had meticulously been served their meals by the waiter before leaving his duty.

    B.

    The customers have meticulously been served their meals by the waiter before leaving his duty.

    C.

    The customers were meticulously being served their meals by the waiter before leaving his duty.

    D.

    The customers were meticulously served their meals by the waiter before leaving his duty.

    Correct option is A

    The correct passive voice of the given sentence is "The customers had meticulously been served their meals by the waiter before leaving his duty."
    Explanation:
    · The given sentence is in past perfect tense ("had served").
    · Passive structure: Had + been + past participle (served).
    Correct Structure:
    · Active: The waiter had meticulously served the customers their meals before leaving his duty.
    · Passive: The customers had been served their meals by the waiter before leaving his duty.
    Incorrect Options:
    · (b) Have been served – Incorrect; changes past perfect to present perfect.
    · (c) Were being served – Incorrect; changes past perfect to past continuous.
    · (d) Were served – Incorrect; does not retain past perfect tense.

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