Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The sweet mangoes were eaten by the children.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct option that expresses the given sentence in active voice is The children ate the sweet mangoes.
The other options are incorrect because:
- The sweet mangoes were eaten by the children is in the passive voice.
- The children were eating the sweet mangoes is in the present progressive tense, while the original sentence is in the simple past tense.
- The children was eating the sweet mangoes is grammatically incorrect. The verb "to eat" is transitive, which means that it takes a direct object. However, the subject of the sentence is "the children," which is not a direct object.
- The children are eating the sweet mangoes is in the present tense, while the original sentence is in the simple past tense.