Question:
The king who the people loved built the castle five centuries ago
The king who the people loved built the castle five centuries ago
Options:
- a) The castle was built five centuries ago by the king who was loved by the people
- b) The castle was built five centuries ago by the king who loved the people
- c) The castle built five centuries ago by the king loved by the people
- d) The castle was built five centuries ago by the people who were loved by the king
- a) The castle was built five centuries ago by the king who was loved by the people
- b) The castle was built five centuries ago by the king who loved the people
- c) The castle built five centuries ago by the king loved by the people
- d) The castle was built five centuries ago by the people who were loved by the king
correct answer : a)
Explanation:
The given sentence is in active voice. To change from active to passive voice, make the active sentence’s object the passive sentence’s subject. So, “the castle” (object) becomes the subject of the passive sentence. The main verb changes to its past participle form (V3); so “built” becomes “was built” (“was” + past participle of the verb). We often add “by” before the agent of the action (“the king”). The correct sentence is: The castle was built five centuries ago by the king who was loved by the people.
The given sentence is in active voice. To change from active to passive voice, make the active sentence’s object the passive sentence’s subject. So, “the castle” (object) becomes the subject of the passive sentence. The main verb changes to its past participle form (V3); so “built” becomes “was built” (“was” + past participle of the verb). We often add “by” before the agent of the action (“the king”). The correct sentence is: The castle was built five centuries ago by the king who was loved by the people.