Active to Passive Voice Conversion Explained

The task is to convert the given sentence from active voice to passive voice. The original sentence is: "The internal task force was to have reviewed departmental compliance by the end of Q3."

Understanding the Original Sentence Structure

Let's break down the active voice sentence:

• Subject: The internal task force
• Verb Phrase: was to have reviewed (This structure indicates a planned action that was supposed to be completed)
• Object: departmental compliance
• Time Phrase: by the end of Q3

Steps for Active to Passive Conversion

To change a sentence from active to passive voice, follow these general steps:

1. The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
2. The verb is changed into its passive form: $be$ + past participle.
3. The original subject is usually added after the preposition "by" to form the agent phrase.
4. Tense and aspect must be preserved.

Transforming the Verb Phrase

The key to this conversion lies in correctly transforming the verb phrase "was to have reviewed".

• The modal element is "was to".
• The perfect infinitive is "have reviewed".
• To make this passive, we use the passive form of the perfect infinitive: "have been reviewed".
• Combining these, the passive form of "was to have reviewed" is "was to have been reviewed".

Constructing the Passive Sentence

Applying the conversion steps:

• The object "departmental compliance" becomes the new subject.
• The verb phrase transforms to "was to have been reviewed".
• The original subject "The internal task force" becomes the agent, introduced by "by".
• The time phrase "by the end of Q3" remains the same.

Putting it all together, the passive sentence is: Departmental compliance was to have been reviewed by the internal task force by the end of Q3.

Analyzing the Options

Let's review why the other options are incorrect:

• Option 1: "Departmental compliance was to were been reviewed..." - This option uses incorrect verb agreement ("was to were"). The structure "were been" is grammatically incorrect for passive voice.
• Option 3: "Departmental compliance was to had reviewed..." - This uses "had reviewed", which is the active past perfect tense, not the passive form required. The passive voice needs a form of "be".
• Option 4: "Departmental compliance was to be reviewed..." - This is the passive form of "was to review", changing the simple infinitive to a passive infinitive. However, the original sentence used the perfect infinitive "to have reviewed", indicating an action expected to be completed. This option misses that perfect aspect.
• Option 2: "Departmental compliance was to have been reviewed..." - This option correctly transforms the verb phrase "was to have reviewed" into its passive form "was to have been reviewed", while maintaining the subject, agent, and time phrase accurately.

Therefore, Option 2 accurately represents the passive voice transformation of the original active sentence.