Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Who has taken away my pen?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. By whom has my pen been taken away?.
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To convert the sentence "Who has taken away my pen?" into passive voice, you need to shift the focus from the doer of the action to the object of the action.
- In the active sentence, "my pen" is the object being acted upon, and "who" is the subject acting.
- In the passive form, "my pen" becomes the subject of the sentence.
- The verb "has taken away" changes to "has been taken away," which is the passive construction.
- The original subject "who" is included in the sentence, now introduced by "by" to indicate who acted.
- Therefore, the passive sentence is "By whom has my pen been taken away?" This rephrasing emphasizes the object ("my pen") and queries about the identity of the person who acted.