Choose the sentence that correctly expresses that the wife scolded her husband for mismanaging the household finances.

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His wife scolded him because he mishandled the family budget.He was scolded by his wife due to his careless management of the family finances.He has been scolding by his wife for not managing the family money properly.He were scolded by his wife for not taking responsibility in handling family finances.He scolded his wife for mishandling the family finances.

Explanation

Option B is correct because it uses the proper passive voice construction with 'was scolded' to indicate that he received the reprimand from his wife. Option A incorrectly uses active voice that changes meaning, option C has incorrect verb form 'has been scolding', option D has incorrect verb agreement 'were scolded', and option E reverses the subject and object, implying he scolded his wife.