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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The contract was grabbed by the biggest telecom company in India.

1. The biggest telecom company in India grabbed the contract.
2. The biggest telecom company in India grabs the contract.
3. The biggest telecom company in India will grab the contract.
4. The biggest telecom company in India has grabbed the contract.

Correct answer: The biggest telecom company in India grabbed the contract.

Solution

In the passive voice, “the contract” receives the action. The doer is “the biggest telecom company in India,” and the tense is simple past, so the active form uses “grabbed.”

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