Choose the correct passive construction of the given sentence :-
The jury will announce the verdict in the evening.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → The verdict will be announced by the jury in the evening.
Passive voice in the simple future:
| Change | Active | Passive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object becomes subject | the verdict | The verdict | “The verdict” moves to the front. |
| Tense kept | will announce | will be announced | Be + past participle in the same tense. Simple future “will announce” becomes “will be announced”. |
| Agent (by ...) | The jury | by the jury | The doer “the jury” becomes “by the jury”. |
| Full sentence | The jury will announce the verdict in the evening. | The verdict will be announced by the jury in the evening. |
The time phrase "in the evening" stays unchanged.
Example: The principal will open the new library. → The new library will be opened by the principal.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: The verdict will be announced by the jury by the evening. — Incorrect. The verb is right, but "in the evening" has become "by the evening", which means "not later than the evening" and changes the meaning.
Option 3: The verdict had been announced by the jury by the evening. — Incorrect.
- "Had been announced" is the past perfect passive. The tense must stay simple future.
- "In the evening" has again become "by the evening".
Option 4: The verdict must be announced by the jury by the evening. — Incorrect.
- "Must" adds obligation. The active sentence only states a future action with "will".
- "In the evening" has become "by the evening".
Contrast: in the passive, "will announce" becomes "will be announced", and the time phrase "in the evening" stays as it is. It does not become "by the evening".