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    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. His gold ornaments were stolen by a thief.
    Question

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
    His gold ornaments were stolen by a thief.

    A.

    A thief has stolen his gold ornaments.

    B.

    A thief have stolen his gold ornaments.

    C.

    A thief had stolen his gold ornaments.

    D.

    A thief stole his gold ornaments.

    Correct option is D


    Active Voice- It denotes that the noun or pronoun that acts as the subject in the sentence is the doer of the action. In other words, the subject performs the action or acts upon the verb.
    Passive Voice- represents that the subject is one acted upon by the action or verb in the sentence. It can also be said that the passive voice indicates that the subject in the sentence is no longer active but passive.
    · The sentence is an example of passive voice with simple past tense having form:
    · Obj. + was/were + V3 + by + sub.
    · When it is converted into active voice, following rule is followed:
    · Sub + V2 + obj.

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