In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
The board of directors has granted him a vacation.
A vacation has granted to him by the board of directors.
He had been granted a vacation by the board of directors.
A vacation was granted to him by the board of directors.
Correct Answer: He has been granted a vacation by the board of directors.
Sentence 1 is missing ‘been’, while Sentence 3 and 4 change the tense of the active voice (present to past). Only Sentence 2 preserves the tense and the form and is the correct answer.