Select the option that expresses the following sentence in active voice.
A play is being staged by our group this evening.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Our group is staging a play this evening.
- The given sentence is in the passive voice.
- To convert it to active voice, we need to identify the subject acting and rearrange the sentence accordingly.
- In passive voice, the focus is often on the action or the result rather than the person or thing acting.
- Passive structure: Object + to be + V3 + Subject
- Active structure: Subject + Verb + Object
- Here, In the active voice transformation, the subject "our group" is moved to the beginning of the sentence.
- The tense of the verb becomes "is staging" (present continuous) in the active voice.
- The active voice version is more direct and clearer. It explicitly states that "our group" is the one acting as staging a play.