Question

Change the following from active to passive: Did the manager approve the revised budget plan?

• A. Was the revised budget plan approved from the manager?
• B. Had the revised budget plan been approved by the manager?
• C. Was the revised budget plan approved by the manager?
• D. Is the revised budget plan being approved by the manager?

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Was the revised budget plan approved by the manager?

• Identify the Tense: The active sentence starts with "Did", which indicates the Simple Past Tense in an interrogative (question) form.

• Rule for Voice Conversion (Interrogative Simple Past):

  • Active Form: Did + Subject + Verb (1st form) + Object?

  • Passive Form: Was/Were + Object + Verb (3rd form) + by + Subject?

• Applying the Rule:

  • The object is "the revised budget plan" (singular, so it takes Was).

  • The past participle (3rd form) of the verb approve is approved.

  • The agent is introduced with by followed by the subject "the manager".

  • Putting it together: "Was the revised budget plan approved by the manager?"