Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Who broke my glasses?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. By whom were my glasses broken?
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In the active voice, the sentence "Who broke my glasses?" is structured with the subject "who" performing the action of breaking (broke) and "my glasses" being the object receiving the action.
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To convert this sentence into passive voice, we need to make the object of the active sentence the subject of the passive sentence, and make the subject of the active sentence (who) the agent (or omitted) of the action, preceded by "by."
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So, "Who broke my glasses?" becomes "By whom were my glasses broken?"
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This maintains the focus on the action of breaking the glasses but shifts the focus from the person doing the breaking to the glasses being broken.