Question

Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The photos will be printed by the studio within an hour.

• A. The studio prints the photos within an hour.
• B. The studio will print the photos within an hour.
• C. The photos printed by the studio soon.
• D. The studio had printed the photos in an hour.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The studio will print the photos within an hour.

• Step 1: Identify the Components of the Passive Sentence

  • Receiver of the action (Passive Subject): The photos

  • The Verb Phrase (Passive): will be printed (Future Simple Passive)

  • Doer of the action (Passive Object): the studio (introduced by the preposition "by")

  • Time Phrase: within an hour

• Step 2: Swap the Positions of the Actor and Receiver

  • In the active voice, the doer of the action (the studio) must become the new subject at the beginning of the sentence.

  • The receiver of the action (the photos) must move to the object position after the verb.

• Step 3: Convert the Verb while Maintaining the Tense

  • The original passive sentence uses the Simple Future Tense ($\text{will} + \text{be} + \text{past participle / V3}$).

  • When converting Simple Future to active voice, the formula becomes: $\mathbf{\text{Subject}} + \mathbf{\text{will}} + \mathbf{\text{Base Verb (V1)}} + \mathbf{\text{Object}}$.

  • Therefore, "will be printed" converts directly to "will print".