Choose the correct Passive form of the sentence:
"This book will change your life".
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Your life will be changed by this book.
Active to passive voice:
| Change | Active | Passive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object becomes subject | your life | Your life | “Your life” moves to the front. |
| Tense kept | will change | will be changed | Be + past participle, in the same tense: simple future “will change” becomes “will be changed”. |
| Agent (by ...) | This book | by this book | The doer “this book” goes to the end as “by this book”. |
| Full sentence | This book will change your life. | Your life will be changed by this book. |
Example: The match will be played tomorrow.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: You will change your life. — Incorrect.
- This is still active.
- It changes the doer from the book to "you".
Option 2: Book would change you and life. — Incorrect.
- It is still active.
- It changes "will" to "would".
- It drops the articles and alters the meaning.
Option 4: Life is going to be changed via the book. — Incorrect.
- It changes the tense to "is going to".
- It drops "your".
- It uses "via" instead of the agent "by".