Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure:
The documents are signed by the director before submission.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Passive to active voice conversion:
Identify the Agent: In the passive sentence, the person performing the action is "the director" (found after the word "by"). In active voice, this becomes the subject.
Identify the Tense: The phrase "are signed" indicates the Simple Present tense. To keep the meaning the same, the active verb must also be in the simple present: "signs."
Identify the Object: "The documents" is the subject in the passive voice but becomes the direct object in the active voice.
Active voice: The director signs the documents before submission.