Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The storm destroyed the entire village.
- AThe entire village was destroyed by the storm.
- BThe storm was destroying the entire village.
- CThe village was being destroyed entirely by the storm.
- DThe village was entirely destroyed by the storm.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The active sentence is in the Simple Past tense (Subject+V
2
+Object):
The storm (Subject)+destroyed (V
2
)+the entire village (Object).
To change it to passive voice, the rule is:
New Subject (Object of Active)+was/were+V
3
+by+New Object (Subject of Active)
New Subject: The entire village
Verb structure: was destroyed
Agent: by the storm
This gives: "The entire village was destroyed by the storm." (Option A).
2
+Object):
The storm (Subject)+destroyed (V
2
)+the entire village (Object).
To change it to passive voice, the rule is:
New Subject (Object of Active)+was/were+V
3
+by+New Object (Subject of Active)
New Subject: The entire village
Verb structure: was destroyed
Agent: by the storm
This gives: "The entire village was destroyed by the storm." (Option A).