Select the option that best expresses the given sentence in Passive Voice:
"The sales girl offered a heavy discount."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A heavy discount was offered by the sales girl.
Active to passive (simple past):
| Change | Active | Passive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object becomes subject | a heavy discount | A heavy discount | The object “a heavy discount” becomes the subject. |
| Tense kept | offered | was offered | The simple past “offered” becomes “was + past participle”: “was offered”. |
| Agent (by ...) | The sales girl | by the sales girl | The subject “the sales girl” moves to the end with “by”. |
| Full sentence | The sales girl offered a heavy discount. | A heavy discount was offered by the sales girl. |
Example: The chef cooked the meal. → The meal was cooked by the chef.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Heavy discount offered the sales girl. — Incorrect. It has no "was ... by", so it is not passive, and it now says the discount offered the girl.
Option 3: Offered heavy discount the sales girl. — Incorrect. The words are only jumbled. There is no subject at the start and no passive verb.
Option 4: Heavy discount the sales girls offered. — Incorrect. It is the active sentence with the object moved to the front, and it changes "girl" to "girls".