Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The storm last night uprooted a large number of trees.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. A large number of trees were uprooted by the storm last night.
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To convert the sentence "The storm last night uprooted a large number of trees" into passive voice, we need to shift the focus from the subject performing the action (the storm) to the object receiving the action (the trees).
- In the active sentence, "The storm" is the subject that acts uprooting, and "a large number of trees" is the object that is affected by the action.
- When transforming to passive voice, the object becomes the subject of the sentence.
- Therefore, "a large number of trees" is moved to the beginning, and the verb "uprooted" is changed to its passive form "were uprooted" to agree with the plural subject. The sentence then becomes "A large number of trees were uprooted by the storm last night."
- Including the agent "by the storm" is optional in passive voice, but it provides clarity about who acted. This conversion effectively maintains the original meaning while highlighting the impact on the trees rather than the storm.
The correct sentence will be "A large number of trees were uprooted by the storm last night."