Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure:
No efforts were seen to have been made by the officials to resolve the crisis.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. It was seen that the officials had made no efforts to resolve the crisis.
Changes required for conversion:
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Identifying the Subject and Object: In the passive sentence, "the officials" is the agent (the ones performing the action), and "no efforts" is the receiver of the action.
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Verb Transformation: The passive structure "were seen to have been made" is complex. To convert it to active voice, the infinitive phrase "to have been made" (passive) must change to the past perfect "had made" (active) to reflect an action completed before the point of observation.
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Introductory Clause: Since the original sentence uses "were seen" without a specific observer, the active version uses the dummy subject "It" (e.g., "It was seen that...") to maintain the formal tone while shifting the main action ("made no efforts") into the active voice.
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Sentence Structure: The agent "officials" becomes the subject of the subordinate clause, and "no efforts" becomes the direct object.
Converted sentence: It was seen that the officials had made no efforts to resolve the crisis.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.