Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Admittance was refused to him by the airport security.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct option that expresses the given sentence in active voice is The airport security refused him admittance.
The other options are incorrect because:
- Admittance was refused to him by the airport security is in the passive voice.
- The airport security is refusing him admittance is in the present progressive tense, while the original sentence is in the past tense.
- The airport security has refused him admittance is in the present perfect tense, which is not typically used for actions that happen once.
- The airport security had refused him admittance is in the past perfect tense, which is not typically used for actions that happen before another event.