English » Active/Passive Voice

Select the correct active voice form of the given sentence.

All the inmates were rescued from the building by the firemen.

A

The firemen are rescuing all the inmates from the building.

B

The firemen have been rescuing all the inmates from the building.

C

The firemen have rescued all the inmates from the building.

D

The firemen rescued all the inmates from the building.

Solution

rules to make passive of past indefinite is as below

active: subject + v2+ object.

passive: object + was/were + v3+ by+ object

so according to the rule correct active form of the given sentence is  the fireman rescued all the immates from the building. 

hence, option D is correct.