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Change the following from active to passive: The internal task force was to have reviewed departmental compliance by the end of Quarter 3.
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Change the following from active to passive:
The internal task force was to have reviewed departmental compliance by the end of Quarter 3.

A.

Departmental compliance was to were been reviewed by the internal task force by the end of Quarter 3.

B.

Departmental compliance was to have been reviewed by the internal task force by the end of Quarter 3.

C.

Departmental compliance was to had reviewed by the internal task force by the end of Quarter 3.

D.

Departmental compliance was to be reviewed by the internal task force by the end of Quarter 3.

Correct option is B

The correct active/passive voice of the given sentence is (b).
Explain the rules of conversion (with structure):
· Active voice (given): Subject + be to + have + V₃ + Object + (Time)
· The internal task force (Subject) + was to have reviewed (be to + perfect infinitive) + departmental compliance (Object) + by the end of Quarter 3.
· Passive voice (required): Object → Subject + be to + have been + V₃ + by + Agent + (Time)
· Departmental compliance + was to have been reviewed + by the internal task force + by the end of Quarter 3.
Why (b) is correct:
· Passive perfect infinitive after be to = to have been + V₃ (to have been reviewed).
· Maintains the same time/expectation nuance: an action expected/ scheduled to be completed by a deadline.
Why the others are incorrect:
· (a) was to were been — ungrammatical auxiliary sequence.
· (c) was to had reviewed — wrong perfect construction; should be to have reviewed/to have been reviewed.
· (d) was to be reviewed — loses the perfect aspect (to have been reviewed) and thus the “by the end of Quarter 3” completed-by nuance.
Structure:
· Active: S + be to + have + V₃ + O (+ time)
· Passive: O + be to + have been + V₃ + by + S (+ time)
Example:
Active: The committee was to have finalized the report by Friday.
Passive: The report was to have been finalized by Friday (by the committee).

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