Direction: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

The newspaper was read by me.

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  1. I was reading the newspaper.
  2. I had read the newspaper.
  3. I read the newspaper.
  4. I will read the newspaper.

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Option 3 : I read the newspaper.
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The correct answer is "I read the newspaper."

Key Points

  • The given sentence is in Passive Voice. It is in Simple Past Tense.
  • As per the given question, we must change it to Active Voice.
  • The structure of the given sentence is as follows:
    • Subject + V2 + Object. (Active Voice)
    • Subject (objective case)+ was/were + V3 + Object (subjective case). (Passive Voice)
  • Example:
    • They were shown some rare photographs by their cousin. (Passive Voice)
    • Their cousin showed them some rare photographs. (Active Voice)
  • In the passive voice, the action "reading" is performed by the doer "me."
  • "I" is the subject and "newspaper" is the object in the active voice.
  • The correct answer is Option 3.

Correct sentence: I read the newspaper.

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