Which of the following options is the most suitable conversion of the following sentence into active voice?
Is proper guidance provided by the mentors to all newly admitted students?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer
Do the mentors provide proper guidance to all newly admitted students?
Explanation
The given sentence is an interrogative sentence in the Simple Present Passive voice ("Is... provided"). To convert a simple present passive question into the active voice, you must use the formula: Do/Does + Subject + base verb (V1) + Object? Since the active agent "the mentors" is plural, the sentence must start with "Do", leading to: "Do the mentors provide proper guidance...".
The other options change the original tense of the sentence. Option 2 shifts the sentence to the simple past ("Did"), Option 3 uses the present perfect ("Have... provided"), and Option 4 moves it into the simple future ("Will"), making them all incorrect.
Key Point
Active and passive voice transformations require you to keep the tense constant. When you see an interrogative sentence starting with "Is/Are + V3" in the passive voice, its active counterpart will always use the "Do/Does + V1" structure in the simple present tense.