Question

The police had been looking for the thief for months, and he was finally caught in the act.

The police had been looking for the thief for months, and he was finally caught in the act by them.
The thief had been searched for months, and the police finally caught him in the act.
The thief had been searched for months by the police, and they finally caught him in the act.
The police had been looking for the thief for months and had finally caught him in the act.

Answer 1

Identify the sentence that corrects the shift of voice in the following sentence.

The police had been looking for the thief for months, and he was finally caught in the act.

The police had been looking for the thief for months, and he was finally caught in the act by them.
The thief had been searched for months, and the police finally caught him in the act.
The thief had been searched for months by the police, and they finally caught him in the act.
The police had been looking for the thief for months and had finally caught him in the act.

Answer 2

I am thinking it is C

Answer 3

You know you can edit your question? ^-^
@EclipsedStar Can you help? I'm not sure about this.

Answer 4

@pooja195

Answer 5

It can't be A or C because they're not specifically saying who "they" or "he" is. Who caught him in the act? Who was caught?

Answer 6

Or maybe I'm just being stupid again.

Answer 7

The police caught the thief . So now I'm thinking it is D

Answer 8

Me too, that is if they want the shift to change. If they don't, then it is B.

Answer 9

Identify the sentence that corrects the shift of voice in the following sentence.

Answer 10

Yeah, so it's D then.

Answer 11

Thank you, D is correct.

Answer 12

No problem.