Select the option that expresses the following sentence in passive voice.
Gill scored 3 centuries in Tata IPL 2023
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. 3 centuries were scored by Gill in Tata IPL 2023.
In passive voice, the focus shifts to the action or object, and the subject is mentioned at the end or omitted if unnecessary.
The structure is: [Object] + [form of "to be"] + [past participle] + [by + subject (optional)].
- Subject (Gill) becomes the agent (added after "by").
- Object (three centuries) becomes the new subject of the sentence.
- The verb "scored" is changed into the passive form "were scored" (past tense of "to be" + past participle).
Thus, the sentence becomes: "3centuries were scored by Gill in Tata IPL 2023."