Change the following from active to passive:
Why did the writer overlook the substantial stylistic anomalies?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Why were the substantial stylistic anomalies overlooked by the editor?.
About the given sentence:
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Type of sentence: Interrogative (Wh-question)
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Tense: Simple Past Tense (did...overlook)
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Given voice: Active voice
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Subject: the writer
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Object: the substantial stylistic anomalies
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Structure for conversion (Active): Wh-word + did + Subject + V1 + Object...?
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Structure for conversion (Passive): Wh-word + was/were + Object + V3 + by + Subject...?
Converted sentence: Why were the substantial stylistic anomalies overlooked by the writer?
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.