Question

D. Write the missing sentences in the
Passive
Active
1.
Last Wednesday, somebody
stole my new, red bicycle.
It was parked by me outside,
as usual.
3.
The theft was reported to the
police by Papa.
4.
The police said that they
would help us find the bicycle.
5.
This morning the police
telephoned Papa.
6.
My bicycle had been found
by them.
7.
Without realizing, the thief
had parked the bicycle near
the police station.​

Answer 1

Answer:

ANSWER

The given sentence is in the passive voice, as the subject 'Sarah's bag' receives an action 'was stolen'.

If this sentence is changed to active voice, then the subject is also changed, in order to retain the meaning of the sentence.

'Subject (Sarah's bag) + verb (was stolen) + adverbial (in the train)' changes to:

'New subject (Somebody) + verb (stole) + new object (Sarah's bag) + adverbial (in the train)'

The active form of 'was stolen' in the simple past tense is 'stole'.

This can be seen in option A, hence it's the right answer.

(The new subject 'somebody' is implied in the passive voice: Sarah's bag was stolen by somebody in the train.)

Option B: The verb form 'has stolen' expresses the present perfect tense whereas the sentence is in the past tense 'was stolen'.

Option C: 'Is stealing' expresses the present continuous tense, different from the past tense of the sentence. Hence the meaning has changed.

Option D: Similarly, 'had stolen' expresses the past perfect tense, different from the tense of the sentence.

Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. last Wednesday, somebody stole my new, red bicycle. I parked it outside as usual

3. Papa reported the theft to the police

4. the police said that we would be helped to find the bicycle by us

5. Papa was telephoned by the police this morning

6. they had found my bicycle

7. without realizing, the bicycle had been parked by the thief near the police station.

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