Change the following active voice sentence into passive voice by selecting the correct option.
They have announced that the school will reopen after Pongal holidays.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Correct Answer: It has been announced that the school will reopen after Pongal holidays.
Explanation
• The given sentence is in the active voice with the main clause in the present perfect tense (have announced).
• To convert an active sentence with an impersonal reporting construction (They + have announced + that-clause) into passive voice, the dummy subject 'It' is commonly used:
• Active: Subject + have/has + V3 + that-clause
• Passive: It + has been + V3 + that-clause
• The subordinate clause (that the school will reopen after Pongal holidays) remains unchanged.
• Therefore, have announced changes to has been announced with the singular dummy subject It.