Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
How have they been ordered by the minister?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. How has the minister ordered them?
In the given sentence: Passive voice: "How have they been ordered by the minister?"
Passive Voice: Object(of active voice) + helping verb + been + past participle + by + subject(of active voice).
Active Voice: Subject + helping verb + verb (base/past participle) + object.
To convert to active voice:
- Move the subject "the minister" to the beginning of the sentence.
- Place the object "they" after the verb.
- The sentence uses present perfect tense in the passive voice (have been ordered). In active voice, it becomes has ordered because the subject is singular ("the minister").
Correct Sentence in Active Voice: "How has the minister ordered them?"