Select the correct active form.
"This error could have been avoided by careful planning."
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct active form of the sentence "This error could have been avoided by careful planning" is:
"Careful planning could have avoided this error."
To convert a sentence from passive voice to active voice, you follow these steps:
Identify the Subject: In the passive sentence, the agent performing the action is found after "by" (careful planning). This becomes the subject of the active sentence.
Adjust the Verb: The passive verb phrase "could have been avoided" (modal + have + been + past participle) changes to the active form "could have avoided" (modal + have + past participle).
Identify the Object: The subject of the passive sentence (This error) becomes the object of the active sentence.