Which of the following options is the most suitable conversion of the following sentence into Passive Voice?
The archaeologists discovered ancient ruins during their excavation.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
To convert the sentence from Active Voice to Passive Voice, we follow these steps:
Move the object to the subject position:
The sentence now starts with "Ancient ruins".
Change the verb to the passive form:
Since the original verb "discovered" is in the Simple Past Tense and the new subject "Ancient ruins" is plural, we use were + past participle ("were discovered")
Add the agent (the original subject) with "by":
"by the archaeologists"
Option ‘A’ follows all these rules.