Question

Transfer this Active Voice sentence into the Passive one: The Congress signed the Declaration  on July 4 in 1776. The Declaration had signed by the Congress on July 4 in 1776. The Declaration has been signed by the Congress on July 4 in 1776. In this sentence the action took place at a certain time in the past, so we use the Past Simple Passive: was/were + Past Participle. Answer 2 is illogical because the Declaration cannot be the doer of an action. 2

Accepted Answer

4 The Congress was signed by the Declaration on July 4 in 1776. The Declaration was signed by the Congress on July 4 in 1776. passive voice

Task	Transfer this Active Voice sentence into the Passive one: The Congress signed the Declaration on July 4 in 1776.
Answer	4
a	The Declaration had signed by the Congress on July 4 in 1776.
b	The Congress was signed by the Declaration on July 4 in 1776.
c	The Declaration has been signed by the Congress on July 4 in 1776.
d	The Declaration was signed by the Congress on July 4 in 1776.
comment	In this sentence the action took place at a certain time in the past, so we use the Past Simple Passive: was/were + Past Participle. Answer 2 is illogical because the Declaration cannot be the doer of an action.
topic	passive voice
level	2

Declaration Congress Signed July Voice Sentence Passive Past