Change the following sentence so that the verbs will be in Passive Voi...
Ravi was taught French by Mary.
In the given sentence, the verb "taught" is in active voice, indicating that Mary is the subject performing the action of teaching and Ravi is the object receiving the action. To change the sentence to passive voice, we need to make Ravi the subject of the sentence and Mary the object. This can be done by using the passive form of the verb "taught."
Here's a breakdown of the passive sentence:
Subject: Ravi
Verb: was taught
Object: French
By-agent: Mary
In passive voice constructions, the object of the active voice sentence becomes the subject, the subject of the active voice sentence becomes the "by-agent" (introduced by the preposition "by"), and the verb is changed to the appropriate form of "be" + past participle.
The meaning of the sentence remains the same; it states that Ravi received French lessons from Mary. However, the focus is shifted from Mary to Ravi.
It is important to note that the other options presented do not correctly represent the passive voice for the given sentence:
- Option A: "French was being taught to Ravi by Mary" suggests an ongoing action in the past, whereas the original sentence does not imply any ongoing or continuous aspect.
- Option B: "French is being taught to Ravi by Mary" indicates a present continuous action, which is not consistent with the original sentence.
- Option D: "Ravi would be taught French by Mary" introduces the modal verb "would," which changes the meaning of the sentence to a hypothetical or conditional statement rather than a simple statement of fact.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.
Change the following sentence so that the verbs will be in Passive Voi...
Since the verb “taught” is in simple past tense in active voice so a “was + past participle “ form will be used If a transitive voice has two objects, any of the two objects may become the subject in the passive voice
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