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

How many candidates had been interviewed by him before lunch?

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  1. How many candidates has he interviewed before lunch?
  2. How many candidates had he interviewed before lunch?
  3. How many candidates did he interview before lunch?
  4. How many candidates was he interviewing before lunch?

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Option 2 : How many candidates had he interviewed before lunch?
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The correct answer is 'How many candidates had he interviewed before lunch?'.

Key Points

  • The given sentence is an example of Passive Voice. As per the given question, we have to change it into Active Voice. 
  • The process of transformation is as follows:
    • In 'active-passive' transformation except for (who and whom) rest of the Wh-family Pronouns will remain unchanged.  
    • Here in the given question 'How many candidates' will remain unchanged.
    • 'had been interviewed' will be changed into 'had interviewed'.
    • The objective case 'him' will be changed into 'he' because it will be used as a subject in the active form.
    • Thus, the correct answer is Option 2.
       

Correct Sentence: How many candidates had he interviewed before lunch? 

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