Question

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the active voice.

    Two children were shot dead by a psychopath during the California music festival.

    A Two children are shot dead by a psychopath during the California music festival. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B A psychopath during the California music festival was shooting dead two children. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C A psychopath shot dead two children during the California music festival. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Two children were being shot dead by a psychopath during the California music festival. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    ‘Were shot dead’ is the passive form of a verb in the past tense, so it has to be changed to the simple past tense (Subject+ 2nd form of Verb)

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