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    Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: A letter is written to the editor by the citizen
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    Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure:
    A letter is written to the editor by the citizen every week.

    A.

    The editor writes a letter to the citizen every week.

    B.

    The citizen writes a letter to the editor every week.

    C.

    The editor wrote a letter every week.

    D.

    The citizen has been writing letters to the editor weekly.

    Correct option is B

    The correct active/passive voice of the given sentence is (b).
    Explain the rules of conversion (Passive → Active) with structure:
    Passive voice (Simple Present):
    · Structure: Object + is/am/are + V3 + by + Subject + time
    · Sentence: A letter + is written + to the editor + by the citizen + every week.
    Active voice (Simple Present):
    · Structure: Subject + V1(s/es) + Object + place/time
    · Sentence: The citizen + writes + a letter to the editor + every week.
    Why option (b) is correct: It keeps the tense simple present, keeps the meaning same, and places the doer ( the citizen) as the subject.
    Example:
    Passive: A report is prepared by the clerk daily.
    Active: The clerk prepares a report daily.
    Explain why other options are incorrect:
    · (a): Changes the doer; in passive, the doer is “the citizen,” not “the editor.”
    · (c): Wrong tense (past) and also drops “to the editor.”
    · (d): Changes tense/aspect to present perfect continuous and changes number (“letters”), so it is not an exact conversion.

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