A child could not have done this mischief.
Correct answer: C. This mischief could not have been done by a child.
- A. This mischief could not be done by a child.
- B. This mischief could not been done by a child.
- C. This mischief could not have been done by a child.
- D. This mischief a child could not have been done.
Explanation
- The original sentence "A child could not have done this mischief" is in active voice, where the subject "a child" performs the action of doing the mischief.- To convert it to passive voice, we need to make the mischief the subject, and the action (doing) is performed on it. Hence, the correct passive voice construction is "This mischief could not have been done by a child".
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