Select the correct Active/Passive form of the given sentence.

The Prime Minister announced, “The country is on the verge of a civil war.”

The Prime Minister announced that the country was on the verge of a civil war.

The correct active/passive form of the given sentence is The Prime Minister announced that the country was on the verge of a civil war.

The sentence is in the simple past tense, which is used to describe an action that happened in the past. The active voice of the sentence is formed by putting the subject of the sentence before the verb and removing the word "by." In this case, the subject of the sentence is "Prime Minister" and the verb is "announce." So, the active form of the sentence is "The Prime Minister announced that the country was on the verge of a civil war."

The other options are incorrect because:

• The Prime Minister announced that the country is on the verge of a civil war." This is incorrect because the action of the sentence happened in the past, so the verb should be in the past tense.
• The Prime Minister told that the country was on the verge of a civil war." This is incorrect because the verb "told" is not as strong as the verb "announced."
• The Prime Minister announced that the country had been on the verge of a civil war." This is incorrect because the action of the sentence happened in the past, so the verb should be in the simple past tense, not the past perfect tense.