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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The teacher told the students to stand in a queue

  1. A
    The students were told to stand in a queue by the teacher.
  2. B
    The students have been told to stand in a queue by the teacher.
  3. C
    The students are told to stand in a queue by the teacher.
  4. D
    The students were being told to stand in a queue by the teacher.

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

* Active Voice: Subject (The teacher) + Verb in simple past (told) + Object (the students) + Infinitive phrase (to stand in a queue).
Passive Voice Structure for Simple Past: Object (The students) + was/were + past participle of verb (told) + by + Subject (the teacher) + remaining phrase.

Following this structure, we get: "The students were told to stand in a queue by the teacher."

Practice this question

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The teacher told the students to stand in a queue
A
The students were told to stand in a queue by the teacher.
B
The students have been told to stand in a queue by the teacher.
C
The students are told to stand in a queue by the teacher.
D
The students were being told to stand in a queue by the teacher.

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