Choose the correct passive voice transformation of the sentence:
The new CEO has promised to give all employees a substantial bonus at the end of the year.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The original sentence 'The new CEO has promised to give all employees a substantial bonus at the end of the year' is in the present perfect tense (has promised). The correct passive voice transformation must maintain this tense.
Option (A) uses 'have been promised,' which is the correct present perfect passive construction for the subject 'All employees'.
Option (B) uses 'have been promised' with the singular subject 'A substantial bonus,' which is a grammatical error (should be 'has been promised').