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UPCAT English practice question 44: Which sentence is the correct passive form of "The research team completed the survey in March"?

Correct answer

B. The survey was completed by the research team in March.

In the passive voice the object becomes the subject, the verb takes a form of "be" plus the past participle, and the original subject follows "by."

Which sentence is the correct passive form of "The research team completed the survey in March"?

  1. The survey completed the research team in March.
  2. The survey was completed by the research team in March.Correct
  3. The survey has been completing by the research team in March.
  4. The research team was completed by the survey in March.

Why B is correct

In the passive voice the object becomes the subject, the verb takes a form of "be" plus the past participle, and the original subject follows "by."

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