Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
"The documents are being submitted by the secretary."
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Conversion from passive to active voice:
Tense Consistency: The original passive sentence uses the present continuous tense ("are being submitted"). To maintain the same meaning and timeframe, the active voice must also be in the present continuous tense ("is submitting").
Subject-Verb Agreement: In the active voice, the "secretary" becomes the subject. Since "secretary" is singular, it requires the singular auxiliary verb "is".
Structure:
Passive: [Object] + [am/is/are] + being + [Past Participle] + by + [Subject]
Active: [Subject] + [am/is/are] + [Present Participle (-ing)] + [Object]
Active voice: The secretary is submitting the documents.