Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
The clothes will be delivered by the shop on Monday.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The shop will deliver the clothes on Monday.
- In the passive voice, the sentence is constructed so that the object of the action (the clothes) becomes the subject of the sentence, and the doer of the action (the shop) is either omitted or mentioned as an afterthought.
- In the active voice, however, the sentence is constructed so that the doer of the action (the shop) becomes the subject of the sentence, and the object of the action (the clothes) is placed after the verb.
- By changing the passive sentence "The clothes will be delivered by the shop on Monday" to the active sentence "The shop will deliver the clothes on Monday", the subject (the shop) is now the doer of the action, which is delivering the clothes, and the object (the clothes) is the receiver of the action.
- This makes the sentence more clear and direct, and puts the focus on the doer of the action, which is often more important or relevant to the context.
Thus, the correct sentence is:
The shop will deliver the clothes on Monday.