From passive to active

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From passive to active

chnabmourad

From passive to active

These sentences are in the passive voice, turn them into the active voice.

I was not allowed to make any inquiries.

My mother and I were separated.

5 Dec 2017

yanogator

They didn �t allow me to make any inquiries.

They separated my mother and me.

If you have information about who performed the action, the appropriate substitution can be made for "They", as in "The policeman didn �t allow me to make any inquiries".

Bruce

5 Dec 2017