Select the option that expresses the following sentence in passive voice.
His brother needed some urgent help at that moment.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Some urgent help was needed by his brother at that moment.
- In the active voice, the subject performs the action.
- In this case, "His brother" is the subject, and "needed" is the action.
- Active structure: Subject + Verb + Object
- In the passive voice, the focus shifts from the doer of the action to the receiver of the action.
- Passive structure: Object (Receiver of the action) + to be verb + Past participle of the verb + Subject (Agent)
- Here, for the given sentence "Some urgent help" becomes the subject, and the verb is expressed in the past participle form, which is "was needed."
- The agent (the doer of the action) is introduced with "by his brother."
- The correct sentence in passive voice will be 'Some urgent help was needed by his brother at that moment.'