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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice: Historians tell us how this country was divided into three.

1. We are told by historians how this country has been divided into three.
2. We are told by historians how this country divided into three.
3. We are told by historians how this country was divided into three.
4. We have been told by historians how this country was divided into three.

Correct answer: We are told by historians how this country was divided into three.

Solution

The active sentence uses the present tense reporting verb 'tell'. In passive voice, 'us' becomes 'we' and the reporting verb changes to 'are told'. The clause 'how this country was divided into three' remains unchanged.

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