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Difficulty: MediumActive and Passive Voice Transformation

In formal English syntax, how is the active interrogative sentence 'Has the federal ministry of works called off the rehabilitation project on the express highway?' correctly rendered in the passive voice?

  1. Has the rehabilitation project on the express highway been called off by the federal ministry of works?Answer
  2. B
    Have the rehabilitation project on the express highway been called off by the federal ministry of works?
  3. C
    Has the rehabilitation project on the express highway been called by the federal ministry of works?
  4. D
    Was the rehabilitation project on the express highway called off by the federal ministry of works?

Answer

Has the rehabilitation project on the express highway been called off by the federal ministry of works?
The correct form preserves the original present perfect aspect ('has... been called off'), retains the required prepositional particle 'off', aligns the singular auxiliary 'has' with the singular passive subject 'rehabilitation project', and maintains the interrogative structure.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the active sentence structure, tense, and main verb
The sentence is an interrogative in the Present Perfect tense ('Has... called off') with a phrasal verb ('called off') and singular direct object ('the rehabilitation project').
Voice transformation requires strict preservation of tense, aspect, and verb-particle structure.
2
Promote the active direct object to the passive subject position and match auxiliary concord
The singular noun phrase 'the rehabilitation project on the express highway' requires the singular auxiliary 'has'.
In passive interrogative structures, the auxiliary verb must agree with the new passive subject, not preceding agent nouns.
3
Form the passive verb phrase while retaining the phrasal verb particle
Present perfect passive verb phrase becomes 'has... been called off'.
Phrasal verbs must retain their attached particles ('off') during passive transformation.

Key Concept

Active to Passive Voice Transformation of Present Perfect Interrogatives with Phrasal Verbs
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Active and Passive Voice Transformation

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