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    Transform the following sentence into active voice: Were you instructed by them how to fill in the form?
    Question

    Transform the following sentence into active voice:
    Were you instructed by them how to fill in the form?

    A.

    Did you instruct them how to fill in the form?

    B.

    Was he informed how to fill in the form by them?

    C.

    Were they informing you how to fll in the form?

    D.

    Did they instruct you how to fill in the form?

    Correct option is D

    The correct active/passive voice of the given sentence is (d).
    Explanation: The original is a passive interrogative in the simple past: Were + you (object) + past participle (instructed) + by them + complement. To convert to active in simple past interrogative, use do-support: Did + subject + base verb + object + complement? → “ Did they instruct you how to fill in the form?
    Structure:
    · Active voice: Subject + V2 (or did + V1) + Object + Complement
    · Passive voice: Be (was/were) + V3 + by + Agent + Complement
    · Example: Passive: “Were the students taught by the trainer to fill the sheet?” → Active: “ Did the trainer teach the students to fill the sheet?”
    · Information booster: In simple past passives, questions begin with was/were; the corresponding active questions begin with did + V1 (base form). Keep the interrogative order (auxiliary before subject) intact during conversion.

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