Choose the most appropriate option to convert the following sentence in Active Voice to Passive Voice:
Did anyone invite Rachna to the party?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Was Rachna invited to the party?
Active to passive (question in the simple past):
| Change | Active | Passive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tense kept | Did ... invite | Was ... invited | A question with did + base verb becomes Was/Were + subject + past participle. The verb becomes the past participle “invited”. |
| Object becomes subject | Rachna (object) | Rachna (subject) | The object “Rachna” becomes the subject. She is one person, so “was”. |
| Agent (by ...) | anyone | – (dropped) | A vague doer such as “anyone”, someone or people is usually dropped in the passive (“by anyone” adds nothing). |
| Full sentence | Did anyone invite Rachna to the party? | Was Rachna invited to the party? |
Example: Did anyone call the doctor? → Was the doctor called?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Is Rachna invited to the party? — Incorrect. "Is" puts the question in the present tense. "Did" is past.
Option 2: Had Rachna been invited to the party by anyone? — Incorrect. "Had been invited" is the past perfect, a different tense from the simple past "did invite".
Option 4: Was Rachna going to be invited to the party? — Incorrect. "Was going to be invited" speaks of a planned future action seen from the past, not of an invitation that may already have been given.