A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice. Who burned the food?
A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
Who burned the food?
1). By who was this food burned?
2). By whom was that food burned?
3). By whom was the food burned?
4). By whom is this food burned?
1 answers
Active Voice – Here, the subject performs the action. There is a simple relationship between the doer of the action and the verb.
Example : She is eating a sandwich.
Passive Voice - Here, the subject receives the action. More importance is given to the action (and not the subject)
Example : A sandwich is being eaten by her.
When we want to change interrogative sentences (questions) from active to passive, we need to be mindful of the following rules:
- The question words how, what, when, why or where do not change their position when these are used at the beginning of the sentence.
Example :
Active Voice – What were you taking?
Passive Voice – What was being taken by you?
- The verbs has, have, had, will, etc. do not change their position when used at the beginning of the sentence.
Example :
Active Voice – Has she invited Rani?
Passive Voice – Has Rani been invited by her?
- Who changes to by whom and whom changes to who
Example :
Active Voice – Who is eating the cake?
Passive Voice – The cake is being eaten by whom?
Understanding these points, we can now change the given sentence from Active to Passive Voice:
Passive Voice : By whom was the food burned?
Thus, the correct answer is option 3.