From the alternatives given below, select the correct passive voice of the following sentence.
The young artist demanded a good story for the film he was going to act in.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer: A good story for the film he was going to act in was demanded by the young artist.
Explanation:
• The given sentence is in the active voice and uses the Simple Past Tense (demanded).
• The main clause structure in the active voice is: Subject + V2 + Object.
• Its passive voice structure is: Object + was/were + V3 + by + Subject.
• Here, the object is singular (A good story for the film he was going to act in), so it takes was demanded.
• The subordinate clause describing the film (he was going to act in) remains unchanged.
Quick Tip: Do not change the tense in the subordinate clause or switch from Simple Past to Past Perfect (had been demanded) during active-to-passive conversion.