Change the following from active to passive:
The court let the plaintiff argue the motion without interruption.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. The plaintiff was allowed to argue the motion without interruption.
The verb “let” shows permission. In passive voice, “let” does not take a direct passive form like “was let to” because it is not used that way in standard English. Instead, it is converted into “be allowed to,” which correctly expresses permission in passive form. The focus shifts from the subject “court” to the receiver of permission “plaintiff,” so we use “was allowed to argue.”
Why other options are wrong:
“was let to” is grammatically incorrect in standard usage
“motion was argued…” changes the meaning and removes the idea of permission
“was letting” remains in active continuous form, not passive