Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The commanding officer ordered the troops to march ahead.
Option 1: The troops have been ordered to march ahead by the commanding officer.
Option 2: The troops were ordered to march ahead by the commanding officer.
Option 3: The troops were being ordered to march ahead by the commanding officer.
Option 4: The troops are ordered to march ahead by the commanding officer.
Correct Answer: The troops were ordered to march ahead by the commanding officer.
Solution : The correct option is the second option.
Explanation : Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive voice.
The structure of the sentence in the passive voice in the case of the simple past is: Plural object + were + past participle of the main verb + by followed by the agent of the action.
So, the correct sentence would be: The troops were ordered to march ahead by the commanding officer.
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