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

All weapons were surrendered by them.

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  1. They had surrendered all weapons.
  2. They surrendered all weapons.
  3. They are surrendering all weapons.
  4. They have surrendered all weapons. 

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Option 2 : They surrendered all weapons.
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The correct answer is 'They surrendered all weapons'.

Key Points

  • The given sentence is in Passive Voice. As per the given question, we have to change it into 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:
    • Their cousin showed them some rare photographs. (Active Voice)
    • They were shown some rare photographs by their cousin. (Passive Voice)
  • The subject of the given sentence is 'All weapons'.​​
  • The object of the given sentence is 'Them'. 
  • The subject will be put in place of the object and the object will be put in place of the subject.
  • And 'were surrendered' will be changed into 'surrendered'. 

Correct Sentence: They surrendered all weapons.

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