Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The interference of the police force would have controlled the situation.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 'The situation would have been controlled by the interference of the police force.'
Let’s break it down step by step:
- Identify the subject, verb, and object in the active sentence:
Subject: The interference of the police force
Verb phrase: would have controlled
Object: the situation
- The sentence is in the perfect conditional tense (would have + past participle).
- Structure of passive voice in perfect conditional:
- Object + would have been + past participle + by + subject
- Applying the passive structure:
- Active: The interference of the police force would have controlled the situation.
- Passive: The situation would have been controlled by the interference of the police force.
Why the other options are incorrect:
- The situation could be controlled by the interference of the police force.
- Incorrect tense (this is present/future possibility, not conditional perfect).
- The situation could have been controlled by the interference of the police force.
- Uses 'could have' instead of 'would have,' which changes the meaning.
- The situation would be controlled by the interference of the police force.
- This is simple conditional, not perfect conditional.