Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
Many Indians have been brought back from foreign countries by the government.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. The government has brought back many Indians from foreign countries.
- The given sentence is in the passive voice and 'Many Indians' is the subject and 'from foreign countries' is the object.
- When we convert this sentence into active voice, the subject 'Many Indians' of the passive voice becomes the object, and the object 'from foreign countries' becomes the subject.
- The action in the passive sentence "have been brought back" will be changed to "has brought back" in the active form of the sentence (verb).
- Place the agent at the beginning "The government".
- Structure:
- Subject + has/have + past participle (V3) + object (Active Voice)
- Object + has/have + been + past participle (V3) + (by + subject) (Passive Voice)
- It maintains clarity and straightforwardness in expressing the relationship between the subject and the action.
Therefore, "The government has brought back many Indians from foreign countries." correctly presents the same idea in active voice form.