Select the correct active voice of the given sentence
Why was such a letter written by Rupesh?
- AWhy did Rupesh wrote such a letter?
- BWhy has Rupesh writes such a letter?
- CWhy is Rupesh write such a letter?
- DWhy did Rupesh write such a letter?
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The passive sentence is a wh-question in the simple past tense: Why+was/were+object+V
3
+by+subject.
To convert it into the simple past active voice, the formula is: Why+did+subject+V
1
(base form of verb)+object?
Option A uses "did" with the past tense verb "wrote", which is grammatically incorrect.
Option D correctly uses "did" with the base form verb "write": "Why did Rupesh write such a letter?"
3
+by+subject.
To convert it into the simple past active voice, the formula is: Why+did+subject+V
1
(base form of verb)+object?
Option A uses "did" with the past tense verb "wrote", which is grammatically incorrect.
Option D correctly uses "did" with the base form verb "write": "Why did Rupesh write such a letter?"