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Difficulty: EasyActive and Passive Voice Transformation

Complete the sentence by supplying the correct passive verb form corresponding to the active sentence provided.

Answer:Active sentence: The board of directors approved the new policy yesterday.
Passive sentence: The new policy 【was approved】 by the board of directors yesterday.

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was approved
In converting a simple past active sentence with a singular object into the passive voice, the active verb ('approved') transforms into the simple past passive verb phrase consisting of the singular past auxiliary verb 'was' and the past participle 'approved'.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the tense and object of the active sentence.
The main verb 'approved' is in the simple past tense, and the singular object is 'the new policy'.
The tense of the main verb in the active sentence determines the tense of the auxiliary verb 'be' in the passive sentence.
2
Determine the appropriate passive verb structure for simple past tense.
The passive form requires 'was/were' + past participle of the main verb.
Because the new subject 'The new policy' is singular, the auxiliary verb 'was' must be used.
3
Combine the auxiliary verb with the past participle of 'approve'.
'was approved'
'Approved' is the past participle of 'approve'.

Key Concept

Active and Passive Voice Transformation (Simple Past Tense)
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