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Rewrite the sentence in the active voice. The telephone had been invented by Graham Bell.
Question

Rewrite the sentence in the active voice.
The telephone had been invented by Graham Bell.

A.

Graham Bell should have invented the telephone

B.

Graham Bell has invented the telephone

C.

Graham Bell had invented the telephone

D.

Graham Bell invented the telephone

Correct option is C

The correct option is (c) Graham Bell had invented the telephone.
Definition of Active Voice: In active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action.
Definition of Passive Voice: In passive voice, the subject of the sentence receives the action.
Tense identification: The sentence is in Past Perfect Tense.
Rule: In Past Perfect Tense, the structure for changing passive to active is:
Passive voice: Object + had + been + V3 + by + Subject.
Active voice: Subject + had + V3 + Object.
Corrected sentence: Graham Bell had invented the telephone.

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