Questions :
Change the following from active to passive : The judges have delivered a unanimous verdict.
Options :
- A unanimous verdict has been delivered by the judges.
- A unanimous verdict was being delivered by the judges.
- A unanimous verdict had been delivered by the judges.
- A unanimous verdict is delivered by the judges.
correct answer : a)
Explanation :
The sentence is in the Present Perfect Tense. In passive voice, a sentence in the present perfect tense follows the structure:
Object + has/have + been + V³ + by + Subject
Here, The judges is the subject, have delivered is the verb in the present perfect tense, and a unanimous verdict is the object. When converting to passive voice, the object becomes the subject of the new sentence.
Therefore:
The judges have delivered a unanimous verdict.
→ A unanimous verdict has been delivered by the judges.
The option A unanimous verdict was being delivered by the judges is in the past continuous passive form and does not match the tense of the original sentence. The option A unanimous verdict had been delivered by the judges is in the past perfect passive form. The option A unanimous verdict is delivered by the judges is in the simple present passive form.
Hence, the correct answer is option (a) A unanimous verdict has been delivered by the judges.