Choose the correct option which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
Who will help me?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → By whom will I be helped?
Passive of a "who" question in the future:
| Change | Active | Passive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent (by ...) | Who | By whom | The question word who (the doer) becomes by whom, which opens the question. |
| Object becomes subject | me | I | Me becomes I. |
| Tense kept | will help | will I be helped | “Will help” becomes will be + past participle, and the question order puts the helping verb before the subject: “will I be helped?” |
| Full sentence | Who will help me? | By whom will I be helped? |
Example: Who will cook dinner? → By whom will dinner be cooked?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: By whom I shall be helped? — Incorrect. The helping verb does not come before the subject, so it is not a question in form.
Option 3: By whom would I be helped? — Incorrect. Would changes the tense and turns the plain future into a condition.
Option 4: By whom I will be helped? — Incorrect. The tense is right, but the word order is that of a statement, not a question.