Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
The dog was terrified by the unexpected noise.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. The unexpected noise terrified the dog.
Following steps must be followed to convert the given passive voice sentence into its active form:
- Identify the subject of the passive sentence, which is "the dog."
- Find the active verb that corresponds to the passive verb "was terrified." In this case, the active verb is "terrified."
- Determine the doer of the action (the agent) that is mentioned in the passive sentence, which is "the unexpected noise."
- Rearrange the sentence to make the subject the doer of the action and the object the receiver of the action
- In the active form of the sentence, the subject "the unexpected noise" should be performing the action "terrified" on the object "the dog."
Thus, the most appropriate form of active voice is:
The unexpected noise terrified the dog.