Select the one which expresses the same sentence in the passive voice. The…
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Select the one which expresses the same sentence in the passive voice.
The young man made a disturbance at the meeting.
- A.
A disturbance was made by the young man at the meeting.
- B.
The disturbance was made by a young man at the meeting.
- C.
At the meeting a disturbance was made by a young man.
- D.
A disturbance had been made by a young man at the meeting.
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Correct answer: A
Correct passive sentence: A disturbance was made by the young man at the meeting.
Explanation:
Identify object and subject: the object in the active sentence is "a disturbance" and the subject is "the young man."
Keep the tense: the active verb "made" is simple past, so use the auxiliary "was" (singular) + past participle "made" in the passive.
Preserve articles/meaning: keep "a disturbance" and "the young man" as in the original to avoid changing meaning.
Place the agent and other details: add "by the young man" as the agent and keep "at the meeting" for place.
Why the other choices are not exact equivalents:
The sentence that reads "The disturbance was made by a young man at the meeting." changes "a disturbance" to "the disturbance" and the agent to "a young man," which alters the original meaning.
The sentence that reads "At the meeting a disturbance was made by a young man." keeps acceptable word order but changes the agent from "the young man" to "a young man," changing the meaning.
The sentence that reads "A disturbance had been made by a young man at the meeting." uses past perfect "had been made," which changes the tense (time reference) from the original simple past; it also alters the agent.