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Change the following from active to passive: Why did the editor disregard the major stylistic irregularities?

1. Why have the major stylistic irregularities been disregarded by the editor?
2. Why are the major stylistic irregularities being disregarded by the editor?
3. Why did the major stylistic irregularities be disregarded by the editor?
4. Why were the major stylistic irregularities disregarded by the editor?

Correct answer: Why were the major stylistic irregularities disregarded by the editor?

Solution

The active sentence is in simple past tense: "did disregard." In passive voice, the object "the major stylistic irregularities" becomes the subject, and the verb changes to "were disregarded."

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