Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The question is being answered by Sherry.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Sherry is answering the question.
About the given sentence:
Type of sentence: Assertive
Tense: Present Continuous Tense
Voice: Passive voice
Subject: The question
Agent (Doer): Sherry
Structure for conversion:
Passive: Object + is/am/are + being + past participle + by + subject
Active: Subject + is/am/are + verb-ing + object
What is wrong:
The given sentence is in the passive voice. To convert it into active, we must bring the agent (Sherry) to the subject position and adjust the verb accordingly.
Correction:
“The question is being answered by Sherry” becomes “Sherry is answering the question.”
Converted sentence: Sherry is answering the question.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.