Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The test was passed by only a few students.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Only a few students passed the test.
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In the original sentence "The test was passed by only a few students," the structure is in passive voice. Here, "the test" is the subject receiving the action, and "only a few students" is the agent acting.
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To convert this sentence to active voice, we need to make the agent ("only a few students") the subject of the sentence and place the action (verb) directly after the subject, followed by the object that receives the action.
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So, "only a few students" becomes the subject, "passed" remains the verb, and "the test" becomes the object.
Hence, the active voice version is: "Only a few students passed the test."