Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
“He bought a new car.”
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer: A new car was bought by him.
Explanation:
• The given sentence is in the Simple Past Tense (Active Voice structure: Subject + V2 + Object).
• To convert Simple Past Tense into Passive Voice, use the structure: Object + was/were + V3 (past participle) + by + Subject.
• Here, the object a new car is singular, so it takes the auxiliary verb was followed by the third form of the verb bought.
• The active subject He changes into the objective pronoun him.
Quick Tip: When changing Simple Past active sentences to passive, the main verb always changes to was/were + V3.