Question: Change the voice: \'The dog chased the cat.\'
Options:
The cat was chased by the dog.
The cat is chased by the dog.
The cat has been chased by the dog.
The cat will be chased by the dog.
Correct Answer: The cat was chased by the dog.
Solution:
The correct passive voice form is \'The cat was chased by the dog.\'
Change the voice: 'The dog chased the cat.'
Practice Questions
Q1
Change the voice: 'The dog chased the cat.'
The cat was chased by the dog.
The cat is chased by the dog.
The cat has been chased by the dog.
The cat will be chased by the dog.
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
Change the voice: 'The dog chased the cat.'
Step 1: Identify the subject, verb, and object in the sentence. In 'The dog chased the cat', the subject is 'the dog', the verb is 'chased', and the object is 'the cat'.
Step 2: Move the object of the active sentence to the front. The object 'the cat' becomes the new subject.
Step 3: Change the verb to the passive form. The verb 'chased' changes to 'was chased'.
Step 4: Add the original subject after the verb using 'by'. So, 'the dog' becomes 'by the dog'.
Step 5: Combine everything to form the new sentence: 'The cat was chased by the dog.'
Active and Passive Voice – Understanding the difference between active and passive voice, and how to convert sentences from one form to another.
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