Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
He ordered the police to pursue the robber and his gang.
- AThe police were ordered to pursue the robber and his gang.
- BOrder the police to pursue the robber gang.
- CPursue the robber and gang were the orders by police.
- DThe robber and gang were pursued.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The given sentence is in active voice with the structure: Subject (He) + Verb (ordered) + Object (the police) + Infinitive clause (to pursue...).
To convert it into passive voice:
The object "the police" becomes the new subject.
The simple past verb "ordered" changes to passive form: "were ordered" (since "police" is treated as a plural noun).
The rest of the infinitive clause ("to pursue the robber and his gang") remains intact.
The agent "(by him)" is optional and omitted here.
This matches Option A perfectly.
To convert it into passive voice:
The object "the police" becomes the new subject.
The simple past verb "ordered" changes to passive form: "were ordered" (since "police" is treated as a plural noun).
The rest of the infinitive clause ("to pursue the robber and his gang") remains intact.
The agent "(by him)" is optional and omitted here.
This matches Option A perfectly.