Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The earthquake had devastated the village beyond imagination.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The village had been devastated beyond imagination by the earthquake.
- In the passive voice, the subject of the active voice sentence "The earthquake" becomes the agent in the passive voice sentence.
- In this case, the earthquake is the one that caused the devastation.
- The direct object of the active voice sentence "the village" becomes the subject in the passive voice sentence.
- This construction puts the focus on what was affected (the village) rather than on what caused the action (the earthquake).
Hence, the correct sentence would be The village had been devastated beyond imagination by the earthquake.