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Change the following sentence into Active Voice. Nobody has been seen in the library this week. - English

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Change the following sentence into Active Voice.

Nobody has been seen in the library this week.

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The librarian has not seen anybody in the library this week.

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Chapter 3.1: In Celebration of Being Alive - Grammar- Active and Passive Voice [Page 78]

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Chapter 3.1 In Celebration of Being Alive
Grammar- Active and Passive Voice | Q 2 k) | Page 78

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