The book was read by the students. What is the active voice of this sentence? (2023)
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The book was read by the students. What is the active voice of this sentence? (2023)
The students read the book.
The book is read by the students.
The students are reading the book.
The students have read the book.
To convert from passive to active voice, identify the subject performing the action. Here, 'the students' is the subject who reads 'the book'.
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Q: The book was read by the students. What is the active voice of this sentence? (2023)
Solution: To convert from passive to active voice, identify the subject performing the action. Here, 'the students' is the subject who reads 'the book'.
Steps: 4
Step 1: Identify the subject in the passive sentence. Here, the subject is 'the students'.
Step 2: Identify the action being performed. The action is 'read'.
Step 3: Identify the object of the action. The object is 'the book'.
Step 4: Rearrange the sentence to put the subject first, followed by the verb and then the object. The new sentence is 'The students read the book.'
