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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
"The parcel could have been misplaced by the delivery boy."

  1. A
    The delivery boy can misplace the parcel.
  2. B
    The delivery boy has misplaced the parcel.
  3. C
    The delivery boy could have misplaced the parcel.
  4. D
    The delivery boy have had misplaced the parcel.

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

The given sentence is in the passive voice: [Object: The parcel] + [modal configuration: could have been] + [V3: misplaced] + [by + Subject: the delivery boy].
To change it into active voice:

Make "The delivery boy" the subject.

Change the verb from "could have been misplaced" to "could have misplaced".

Keep "the parcel" as the object.

This gives us: "The delivery boy could have misplaced the parcel."

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Try it yourself before checking the explanation above.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
"The parcel could have been misplaced by the delivery boy."
A
The delivery boy can misplace the parcel.
B
The delivery boy has misplaced the parcel.
C
The delivery boy could have misplaced the parcel.
D
The delivery boy have had misplaced the parcel.

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