Transform the following sentence into active voice.
The royal sword is said to have been transferred to a new museum where it would have been preserved properly.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The given sentence "The royal sword is said to have been transferred to a new museum where it would have been preserved properly." is in the passive voice.
Transformation from passive to active voice:
Subject Replacement: Since the original sentence uses the passive construction "is said" and "to have been transferred" without a specific actor, the indefinite pronoun "Someone" is used as the subject to initiate the active voice.
Perfect Infinitive: The passive perfect infinitive "to have been transferred" is to be converted to the active perfect infinitive "to have transferred" to maintain the original timing of the action.
Conditional Perfect: The second part of the sentence, "where it would have been preserved properly," is in the passive voice. The correct active counterpart is "where they would have preserved it properly," matching the tense and mood of the original.
Logical Consistency: Option (4) is the only one that accurately preserves both the perfect aspect (have transferred) and the conditional perfect (would have preserved) found in the original prompt.