From the alternatives given below, select the correct passive voice of the following sentence.
Many people in this city rush to their offices due to the fear that their salaries will be deducted.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Correct Answer: Their offices were rushed to by many people in this city due to the fear that their salaries will be deducted.
Explanation
• Prepositional Verbs: When a verb is followed by a fixed preposition (here, rush to), the preposition must be retained along with the past participle in passive voice (rushed to).
• Structure: The active subject (Many people in this city) becomes the agent in the passive voice introduced by by (by many people in this city).
• The subordinate clause containing the reason (due to the fear that their salaries will be deducted) remains unaltered.
Quick Tip: Never drop the preposition attached to a verb when transforming an active sentence into passive voice (e.g., laugh at → laughed at, rush to → rushed to).