Change the following sentence into Active voice: The bird was killed by a…
2019
Change the following sentence into Active voice:
The bird was killed by a cruel boy.
- A.
A cruel boy was killed the bird.
- B.
A boy killed the cruel bird.
- C.
A cruel boy had killed the bird.
- D.
A cruel boy killed the bird.
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Correct answer: D
The correct conversion of the sentence "The bird was killed by a cruel boy" into the active voice is Option D: A cruel boy killed the bird.
Detailed Explanation
Voice Conversion Rules: To change a sentence from passive to active voice, you must make the agent (the one performing the action) the subject of the sentence, and the receiver of the action the object.
Application:
Agent: "A cruel boy" becomes the subject.
Action: "was killed" (simple past passive) changes to the simple past tense "killed".
Receiver: "The bird" becomes the object.