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    A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passiv
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    A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
    Didn’t they tell you to be here by ten o’clock?

    A.

    Weren’t you told by them to be here by ten o’clock?

    B.

    Haven’t they told you to be here by ten o’clock?

    C.

    You were expected to be here by ten o’clock?

    D.

    They expected you to be here by ten o’clock?

    Correct option is A


    Definition:
    · Active voice: The subject performs the action.
    · Passive voice: The object receives the action.
    Type of conversion needed:
    · Active to Passive (Past Simple Tense in Negative Interrogative Form)
    Tense Identification:
    · Past Simple Negative Interrogative – "Didn’t" is used to form a negative question.
    Rule for Past Simple Interrogative Voice Conversion:
    · Active: Didn’t + Subject + base verb + Object?
    · Passive: Wasn’t/Weren’t + Object + past participle + by Subject?
    Transformation:
    · Active: Didn’t they tell you to be here by ten o’clock?
    · Passive: Weren’t you told by them to be here by ten o’clock?
    Example:
    · Active: Didn’t they invite you?
    · Passive: Weren’t you invited by them?

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