{"id":39964,"date":"2024-04-15T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=39964"},"modified":"2024-04-15T11:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:00:30","slug":"our-colleague-was-given-a-gift-when-she-retired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/our-colleague-was-given-a-gift-when-she-retired\/","title":{"rendered":"Our colleague was given a gift when she retired."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9a76cd197a5\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Our colleague gave us a gift when she retired.                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Our colleague was given us a gift when she retired                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    A gift was given to our colleage when she retired.                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    We gave our colleague a gift when she retired.                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>C. A gift was given to our colleague when she retired.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sentence &#8220;Our colleague was <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> given a gift when she retired&#8221; is in the passive voice. In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence is acted upon by the verb. In this case, the subject is &#8220;our colleague&#8221; and the verb is &#8220;was given.&#8221; The direct object of the sentence is &#8220;a gift.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The other options are all in the active voice. In the active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action of the verb. In these cases, the subjects are &#8220;our colleague,&#8221; &#8220;us,&#8221; and &#8220;we.&#8221; The direct objects of the sentences are &#8220;a gift,&#8221; &#8220;us,&#8221; and &#8220;our colleague.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The passive voice is often used when the identity of the person or thing performing the action is not important or is unknown. In this case, the identity of the person or thing who gave the gift is not important. 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