Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
The strike has been called off by the workers.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The workers have called off the strike.
- The given sentence is in the passive voice and 'The strike' is the subject and 'the workers' is the object.
- The subject 'The strike' of the passive voice becomes the object, and the object 'the workers' becomes the subject.
- In the passive voice, the verb "has been called off" includes the auxiliary "has been" and the past participle "called off."
- In the active voice, the verb should match the new subject "the workers," which is plural. Therefore, "has been" changed to "have" to agree with the plural subject, and "called off" remains the same.
- Structure:
- Subject (agent) + main verb + object. (active voice)
- Subject + auxiliary verb + past participle + by + agent. (passive voice)
Following these steps and applying the rules, we convert the passive sentence "The strike has been called off by the workers" to the active sentence "The workers have called off the strike."