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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The police had caught the thief on the day before yesterday.
Question

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The police had caught the thief on the day before yesterday.

A.

The thief has been caught by the police on the day before yesterday.

B.

The thief had been caught by the police on the day before yesterday.

C.

The thief was being caught by the police on the day before yesterday.

D.

The thief had caught by the police on the day before yesterday.

Correct option is B


The correct passive voice is (b) The thief had been caught by the police on the day before yesterday.
Active Voice: When the subject of the sentence performs the action, the sentence is in active voice.
Passive Voice: When the subject of the sentence receives the action, the sentence is in passive voice.
Explanation:
· Active: Subject + had + V3 + object
· Passive: Object + had been + V3 + by + subject
Structure:
· Active: The police had caught the thief →
· Passive: The thief had been caught by the police
Grammatical Rule:
· Past perfect in active → Past perfect passive: had + been + V3
· Example: They had completed the work → The work had been completed by them.

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