Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Thick smoke from the wet firewood filled the small village kitchen.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The small village kitchen was filled with thick smoke from the wet firewood.
Passive with “with” in place of “by” (filled with):
| Change | Active | Passive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object becomes subject | the small village kitchen | The small village kitchen | The kitchen receives the action, so it becomes the subject. |
| Tense kept | filled | was filled | “Filled” is in the simple past, so the passive stays in the simple past: was / were + past participle (V3). “Was” because it is one kitchen. |
| Agent (with ...) | Thick smoke from the wet firewood | with thick smoke from the wet firewood | Smoke is what fills the kitchen. After “filled”, we use “with” for the thing that fills a place, not “by”. |
| Full sentence | Thick smoke from the wet firewood filled the small village kitchen. | The small village kitchen was filled with thick smoke from the wet firewood. |
Some other verbs also take a word other than “by”: covered with, known to, pleased with. Example: Dust covered the old books. → The old books were covered with dust.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The small village kitchen was filled of thick smoke from the wet firewood. — Incorrect. “Filled” is followed by with, not “of”.
Option 2: The small village kitchen is filled with thick smoke from the wet firewood. — Incorrect. “Is filled” is the simple present. The active “filled” is in the simple past.
Option 4: The small village kitchen had filled with thick smoke from the wet firewood. — Incorrect. “Had filled” has no “was + V3”. It is the past perfect active, not the passive of “filled”.