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Question : Select the option that expresses the following sentence in active voice.
The meeting was called off.

Option 1: The meeting had been called off.

Option 2: They called off the meeting.

Option 3: Someone called off the meeting.

Option 4: They were calling off the meeting.


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Correct Answer: They called off the meeting.


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

In active voice, the subject acts as the doer of the action. In this case, "they" (the subject) are acting on calling off the meeting.

The active voice in the case of the simple past tense follows the structure: "Subject + past participle form of the verb + object."

Therefore, the correct answer is , "They called off the meeting".

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