Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Meenakshi could have sent a reply.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. A reply could have been sent by Meenakshi.
In the passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
The verb changes to include the appropriate form of 'to be' based on the tense + the past participle of the main verb 'sent'.
The sentence is in the modal perfect tense 'could have sent'.
In the passive voice, the modal verb 'could' remains, and the structure becomes: modal verb + have been + past participle.
The original subject 'Meenakshi' is introduced at the end of the sentence with 'by'.
Hence, the correct sentence is:-
A reply could have been sent by Meenakshi.