Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Did you hear that noise?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Was that noise heard by you?.
Here, the sentence is in active voice with the following structure: Did + Subject (You)+ Base Verb (Hear) + Object (That noise)
To convert into passive voice:-
- The passive voice structure followed is: Was/Were + Object (New Subject) + Past Participle + (By + Subject)?
- Identify the object – 'that noise' (it will become the new subject in the passive voice).
- Identify the verb tense – The verb 'did hear' is in the simple past tense ('did' + base verb).
- Convert the verb to passive form – In simple past passive, we use 'was/were + past participle'.
- 'hear' is changed to its past participle form- 'heard'.
- Since 'that noise' is singular, we use 'was'.
- Rearrange the sentence – The object becomes the subject, the verb changes to passive form, and the original subject is optional:
Hence, the correct sentence is:- 'Was that noise heard by you?'