Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active/passive) form of the given sentence.
My birthday was celebrated by my colleagues at the office today.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. My colleagues celebrated my birthday at the office today.
if the passive voice is - subject + was/were + v3 + by + object + other words.
Then the active voice will be- object + v2+ subject + other words.
As the chosen option follows this rule it will be correct.
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Present |
Past |
Future |
|
Indefinite |
v1/v5 |
v2 |
Will/shall + v1 |
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Passive |
Is/am/are + v3 |
Was/were + v3 |
Will/shall + be + v3 |
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Continuous |
Is/am/are + v4 |
Was/were + v4 |
Will/shall + be + v4 |
|
Passive |
Is/am/are + being + v3 |
Was/were + being + v3 |
_________ |
|
Perfect |
Has/have + v3 |
Had + v3 |
Will/shall + have + v3 |
|
Passive |
Has/have + been + v3 |
Had + been + v3 |
Will/shall + have + been + v3 |
|
Perfect continuous |
Has/have + been + v4 |
Had + been + v4 |
Will/shall + have + been + v4 |
|
Passive |
_____________ |
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