Change the following from active to passive:
They will not have finalized the merger documents by midnight.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The merger documents will not have been finalized by them by midnight.
Changes required for conversion:
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Identifying the Subject and Object: In the active sentence, "They" is the subject and "the merger documents" is the direct object. For the passive voice, the object becomes the new subject.
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Verb Transformation: The active verb phrase "will not have finalized" is in the Future Perfect tense. To convert this to passive voice, the structure changes to will + not + have + been + past participle (V3).
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Adding the Agent: The original subject "They" is converted into the object of the preposition "by them."
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Time Expression: The phrase "by midnight" remains at the end of the sentence to indicate the deadline.
Converted sentence: The merger documents will not have been finalized by them by midnight.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.