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Answer : 4. "The airport security refused him admittance."
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Admittance was refused to him by the airport security.
Q:
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Admittance was refused to him by the airport security.
- 1The airport security is refusing him admittance.false
- 2The airport security has refused him admittance.false
- 3The airport security had refused him admittance.false
- 4The airport security refused him admittance.true
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Answer : 4. "The airport security refused him admittance."
Explanation :
The given sentence is in Simple Past tense.
The structure of active and passive forms in Simple Past tense is as follows:
Active: Subject + V2 + Object
Passive: Object + was/were + V3 + by + Subject
Example:
Active: Our teacher taught this chapter in the last class.
Passive: This chapter was taught by our teacher in the last class.
Hence, the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice is The airport security refused him admittance.