Choose the correct one:The doctor advised the patient not to eat rice.
Correct answer: A. The patient was advised by the doctor not to eat rice.
- A. The patient was advised by the doctor not to eat rice.
- B. The patient was advised by the doctor that he should not eat rice.
- C. The patient was being advised by the doctor that he should not rice by the doctor.
- D. The patient has been advised not to eat rice by the doctor.
Explanation
The given sentence is in active voice. Subject (The doctor) + verb (advised. + object (the patient) + infinitive phrase (not to eat rice). To change it into passive voice, we make the object of the active sentence the subject of the passive sentence. So: The patient + was advised + by the doctor + not to eat rice. The patient was advised by the doctor not to eat rice.
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