Question: Change the voice: \'The artist painted a beautiful mural.\'
Options:
A beautiful mural was painted by the artist.
A beautiful mural is painted by the artist.
A beautiful mural has been painted by the artist.
A beautiful mural was being painted by the artist.
Correct Answer: A beautiful mural was painted by the artist.
Solution:
The correct passive voice form is \'A beautiful mural was painted by the artist.\'
Change the voice: 'The artist painted a beautiful mural.'
Practice Questions
Q1
Change the voice: 'The artist painted a beautiful mural.'
A beautiful mural was painted by the artist.
A beautiful mural is painted by the artist.
A beautiful mural has been painted by the artist.
A beautiful mural was being painted by the artist.
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
Change the voice: 'The artist painted a beautiful mural.'
Step 1: Identify the subject of the sentence. In this case, the subject is 'The artist'.
Step 2: Identify the verb in the sentence. Here, the verb is 'painted'.
Step 3: Identify the object of the sentence. The object is 'a beautiful mural'.
Step 4: Change the object into the subject of the new sentence. So, 'a beautiful mural' becomes the new subject.
Step 5: Use the correct form of the verb 'to be' based on the new subject. 'Was' is used because 'a beautiful mural' is singular and in the past tense.
Step 6: Change the original subject into the agent of the new sentence. 'The artist' becomes 'by the artist'.
Step 7: Combine all parts to form the new sentence: 'A beautiful mural was painted by the artist.'
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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