Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

He was arrested on a charge of theft, but for lack of evidence, he was released.

  1. He was arrested on a charge of theft, but was released for lack of evidence.

  2. The police arrested him on a charge of theft, but for lack of evidence he was released.

  3. The police arrested him on a charge of theft, but for lack of evidence released him.

  4. None of these
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Explanation

In voice change, active verbs with specific agents (like 'the police') need to be made explicit. The first clause 'He was arrested...' is passive and needs conversion to 'The police arrested him...' The second clause is already passive 'he was released' and stays that way. The agent 'for lack of evidence' doesn't need a doer as it's an abstract cause.

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