Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The keys were found by him under the old wooden table.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Passive to active voice conversion:
Identify the Subject and Object: In the passive sentence, "The keys" is the receiver (subject), and "him" is the doer (object of the preposition "by"). To make it active, the doer "He" becomes the subject.
Analyze the Tense: The phrase "were found" indicates the Simple Past tense. In the active voice, the simple past form of "find" is "found."
Sentence structure:
Passive: [Object] + was/were + [Past Participle] + by + [Subject].
Active: [Subject] + [Past Tense Verb] + [Object].
Active voice: He (Subject) + found (Verb) + the keys (Object) + under the old wooden table (Prepositional phrase).