Select the correct active form of the given sentence. This unfair proposal is…

Solution

The correct answer is: We object to this unfair proposal.

Key points

• Identify the passive sentence: "This unfair proposal is objected to by us."

• Passive structure: [subject] + is/am/are + past participle + by + [agent].

• To form the active sentence, make the agent the subject, remove "by," and change the verb phrase appropriately so the agent performs the action.

• In this sentence the agent is "us," which becomes the subject "we." The verb phrase "is objected to" becomes "object to" (note that "object" requires the preposition "to"). The object remains "this unfair proposal."

• Keep the tense consistent: the passive uses present simple with "is," so the active equivalent uses present simple: "We object to this unfair proposal."

• Note: "We are objecting to this unfair proposal" is grammatical but uses progressive aspect; "We have objected to this unfair proposal" is present perfect and implies a completed action. These change the nuance, so the best direct active equivalent is the simple present form above.

Correct sentence: We object to this unfair proposal.