Select the option that correctly expresses the following sentence in active voice.
This was talked about in the meeting by the officers.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The officers talked about this in the meeting.
Type of sentence: Passive voice
Tense: Past simple
Given voice (Passive): This was talked about in the meeting by the officers.
Subject: The officers (agent in passive sentence)
Object: This (object in passive sentence)
Structure for conversion:
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Active voice structure: Subject + Verb + Object + (Additional information)
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The verb phrase "was talked about" is in past simple passive voice.
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In active voice, use the past simple tense of the main verb.
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In passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
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Here, "This" is the object in the active sentence, and "the officers" is the subject (agent).
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To convert to active voice, make the officers the subject.
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Change passive verb "was talked about" into active past tense: "talked about"
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So, sentence becomes:
The officers talked about this in the meeting.
Final sentence: The officers talked about this in the meeting.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.