A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
The agent had disclosed the unknown before it was evening.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The unknown had been disclosed by the agent before it was evening.
Explanation:
- The unknown was disclosed by the agent before it was evening.: This passive construction reverses the subject and object but doesn't accurately capture the original tense and sequence of events.
- The unknown had disclosed by the agent before it had been evening.: This construction is not grammatically correct, as it should be "had been disclosed."
- The unknown had been disclosed by the agent before it was evening.: This passive construction correctly maintains the original tense and sequence of events while forming the passive voice.
- The unknown was disclosed by the agent before it had been evening.: This passive construction is not accurate in terms of tense and sequence of events. The original sentence suggests that the agent disclosed the unknown before a specific time (evening), not before a period (had been evening).