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Change the following sentence into Active Voice. The smuggler has been nabbed by the police.

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Change the following sentence into Active Voice.

The smuggler has been nabbed by the police.

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The police have nabbed the smuggler.

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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 a) | Page 78

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