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In English / High School | 2025-07-03

Active: The police arrested the thieves ten minutes ago.
Passive: The thieves ______ by the police yesterday.

A) did arrested
B) were arrested
C) are arrested
D) was arrested
E) were arrest

Asked by gutierrezag15481

Answer (2)

The correct passive construction of the sentence is: 'The thieves were arrested by the police,' which can be simplified to option B) 'were arrested.' This is because, in passive voice, the focus shifts to the receiver of the action while using the correct verb tense. The other options provided do not correctly match grammatical requirements.
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Answered by Anonymous | 2025-07-04

To change a sentence from active to passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. Additionally, the verb form changes to include 'to be' plus the past participle of the main verb.
In the given active sentence, 'The police arrested the thieves ten minutes ago,' the object is 'the thieves.' Hence, in the passive voice, 'the thieves' becomes the subject.
The correct formation of the sentence in passive voice should be: 'The thieves were arrested by the police.'
Therefore, the correct choice from the given options is:
B) were arrested ;

Answered by JessicaJessy | 2025-07-06

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