Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
I shared a clipping of myself dead-lifting and doing back squats.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. A clipping of myself doing dead-lifting and back squats was shared by me.
The given sentence is in active voice and past simple tense:
'I shared a clipping of myself dead-lifting and doing back squats.'
Let’s identify the structure:
Subject: I
Verb: shared (past simple)
Object: a clipping of myself dead-lifting and doing back squats
To change it into passive voice, follow this process:
Move the object (a clipping...) to the subject position.
Use the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participle of the main verb.
'shared' → 'was shared' (past simple passive)
Add the agent (by me) at the end.
So, the correct passive sentence is:
'A clipping of myself doing dead-lifting and back squats was shared by me.'
Why the other options are incorrect:
A clipping of myself doing dead-lifting and back squats are being shared by me.
- Incorrect subject-verb agreement ('clipping' is singular, so 'are' is wrong), and wrong tense (present continuous).
A clipping of myself doing dead-lifting and back squats is shared by me.
- Wrong tense — 'is shared' is present simple, but the original sentence is past simple.
Dead-lifting and back squats are being done by myself.
- This changes the focus of the sentence. It makes 'dead-lifting and back squats' the subject, not 'a clipping' — incorrect shift in meaning.