Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.The police arrested the thief.

A. The thief has been arrested by the police.

B. The thief was arrested by the police.

C. The thief is arrested by the police.

D. The thief had arrested the police.

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Answer: B. The thief was arrested by the police.

Answer: (B) The thief was arrested by the police.

Simple past active → was/were + past participle. The object 'the thief' becomes the subject: 'The thief was arrested by the police.'

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