Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence:
The PT teacher made the latecomers run three rounds of the field.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The latecomers were made to run three rounds of the field by the PT teacher.
Passive of “make + someone + verb”:
| Change | Active | Passive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object becomes subject | the latecomers | The latecomers | The latecomers receive the action, so they become the subject. |
| Tense kept | made | were made | “Made” is in the simple past, so the passive stays in the simple past: was / were + past participle (V3). “Were” because the latecomers are many. |
| To added | run | to run | After “made” in the active, “run” has no “to”. In the passive, “to” must come back: were made to run. |
| Agent (by ...) | The PT teacher | by the PT teacher | The PT teacher is named, so the doer comes after “by”. |
| Full sentence | The PT teacher made the latecomers run three rounds of the field. | The latecomers were made to run three rounds of the field by the PT teacher. |
“See” and “hear” work the same way. Example: The guard saw the boy climb the wall. → The boy was seen to climb the wall by the guard.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The latecomers were made run three rounds of the field by the PT teacher. — Incorrect. The word “to” is missing. In the passive, “made” is followed by “to + verb”.
Option 3: The latecomers was made to run three rounds of the field by the PT teacher. — Incorrect. “Was” is singular, but “the latecomers” is plural.
Option 4: The latecomers had been made to run three rounds of the field by the PT teacher. — Incorrect. “Had been made” is the past perfect. The active “made” is in the simple past.