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    Question

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in

    active voice: The report should be submitted by the interns before 5 PM.
    A The interns should be submitting the report before 5 PM. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The interns should have submitted the report before 5 PM. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The report should submit the interns before 5 PM. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The interns should submit the report before 5 PM. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The original sentence is in passive voice: “should be submitted by the interns”.

    To change it to active voice, we bring the doer (the interns) to the subject position and use the modal verb with the base form of the verb:

    “The interns should submit the report...”Option 1: “should be submitting” suggests an ongoing action, not a simple instruction.

    Option 2: “should have submitted” changes the tense and meaning.

    Option 3: Is grammatically incorrect and nonsensical.

    So, the best active form is: "The interns should submit the report before 5 PM."

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