Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The candidates were found to have been submitting forged documents during verification.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Passive sentence:
“The candidates were found to have been submitting forged documents during verification.”
Structure:
Subject + were found + to have been submitting…
To convert to active:
We must introduce an agent (who found them).
Correct active structure:
“Officials found that the candidates had been submitting forged documents.”
Rule:
When converting from passive to active:
Make the doer (agent) the subject.
Change the verb accordingly.
Maintain original tense (past perfect continuous → had been submitting).
Therefore, correct answer:
Officials found that the candidates had been submitting forged documents.