Question : Following sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
Roy frightened the guest.
Option 1: The guest had been frightened by Roy
Option 2: The guest had been frighten by Roy
Option 3: The guest frightens by Roy
Option 4: The guest was frightened by Roy
Correct Answer: The guest was frightened by Roy
Solution : The correct answer is option 4.
The guest was frightened by Roy
Explanation:
The sentence is in the simple past tense .
The passive verb form is created in the simple past tense by adding was or were before the verb's past participle form.
We need to follow the below rules in order to create a passive voice.
Active Voice |
Passive Voice ( Auxiliary Verb- was/were) |
Subject + V2+ object |
Object+ was/were V3+ by + subject |