Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The meal…
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The meal was not prepared by us.
- A.
We had not prepare the meal.
- B.
We did not prepare the meal.
- C.
We did not preparing the meal.
- D.
We did prepare the meal.
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Correct answer: B
Step-by-Step Conversion
Analyze the original sentence: "The meal was not prepared by us."
Passive Subject: The meal
Verb: was not prepared (Simple Past, Passive, Negative)
Agent: us
Apply Active Voice Rules:
New Subject: Change the agent "us" to the subject pronoun "We".
Verb Transformation: The passive verb "was not prepared" in simple past tense converts to the active simple past negative form: "did not prepare".
New Object: The original passive subject "The meal" becomes the direct object: "the meal".