Practicing Success
Select the correct active form of the given sentence. A terrible disaster was witnessed by our country. |
Our country had witnessed a terrible disaster. Our country is witnessing a terrible disaster. Our country witnessed a terrible disaster. Our country witnesses a terrible disaster. |
Our country witnessed a terrible disaster. |
The correct active form of the given sentence "A terrible disaster was witnessed by our country" is Our country witnessed a terrible disaster. The passive voice of the sentence is "A terrible disaster was witnessed by our country." This sentence is in the simple past tense, which is used to describe an action that happened in the past. The passive voice of the sentence is formed by putting the subject of the active sentence after the verb "to be" and the past participle of the main verb. In this case, the subject of the active sentence is "disaster" and the main verb is "witness." The past participle of "witness" is "witnessed." So, the passive form of the sentence is "A terrible disaster was witnessed by our country." The active voice of the sentence is formed by putting the subject of the passive sentence before the verb and removing the word "by." In this case, the subject of the passive sentence is "our country," and the verb is "witness." So, the active form of the sentence is "Our country witnessed a terrible disaster." The other options are incorrect because:
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