Which of the following sentences can be rewritten in the passive voice...
This sentence can be rewritten in the passive voice by making the object (students) the subject of the sentence and adding the auxiliary verb "were" and the past participle form of the main verb (given).
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Which of the following sentences can be rewritten in the passive voice...
Explanation:
The passive voice is used when the subject of the sentence is the receiver of the action rather than the doer of the action. In passive voice sentences, the object of the active voice sentence becomes the subject of the passive voice sentence.
Active Voice: The teacher gave the students a lesson.
Passive Voice: The students were given a lesson by the teacher.
Explanation:
To determine which sentence can be rewritten in the passive voice, we need to identify the subject, verb, and object of each sentence.
a) The teacher gave the students a lesson.
- Subject: The teacher
- Verb: gave
- Object: the students a lesson
b) The students were given a lesson by the teacher.
- Subject: The students
- Verb: were given
- Object: a lesson
- Agent: by the teacher
c) The students are learning the lesson.
- Subject: The students
- Verb: are learning
- Object: the lesson
d) The lesson is being taught by the teacher.
- Subject: The lesson
- Verb: is being taught
- Agent: by the teacher
Analysis:
Out of the given sentences, only sentence b) "The students were given a lesson by the teacher." can be rewritten in the passive voice. This is because the subject of the active voice sentence (the teacher) becomes the agent in the passive voice sentence (by the teacher), and the object of the active voice sentence (the students a lesson) becomes the subject in the passive voice sentence (the students).
The other sentences either do not have an object (c) or have a subject that cannot be changed to the receiver of the action (a and d).
Therefore, the correct answer is option b) "The students were given a lesson by the teacher."