Why does an officer neglect the duties?
Correct answer: B. Why are the duties neglected by an officer?
- A. Why the duties neglected by an officer?
- B. Why are the duties neglected by an officer?
- C. Why is the duties neglected by an officer?
- D. Why are the duties neglect by an officer.
Explanation
- The original sentence "Why does an officer neglect the duties?" is in active voice, where the subject "an officer" performs the action of neglecting.- To convert it to passive voice, we need to make the duties the subject, and the action (neglecting) is performed on them. Hence, the correct passive voice construction is "Why are the duties neglected by an officer?"- This construction emphasizes the duties, rather than the person performing the action (the officer).
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