Rewrite the following sentence in active voice without changing its meaning: "The report was submitted by the interns before the deadline."
Answer
The interns submitted the report before the deadline.
The correct answer is The interns submitted the report before the deadline. — Retain the adverbial phrase "before the deadline" unchanged.
Step-by-step solution
- Locate the subject (interns) and the object (report) in the passive sentence.
- Move the subject to the beginning of the sentence.
- Change the verb phrase "was submitted" to the simple past active form "submitted".
- Retain the adverbial phrase "before the deadline" unchanged.
Common mistake: Keeping the passive verb form and only moving the subject
Concept tested: Conversion from passive to active voice
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