Change the voice of the following sentence into Passive Voice:
He gave me the books.
Choose the correct option:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The books were given to me by him
The given sentence is in the active voice (simple past tense): He gave me the books.
To convert it into the passive voice:
- Identify the object: "the books" (which becomes the subject in passive voice).
- Use the correct form of "be" in the past tense ("were" for plural "books").
- Use the past participle of "give", which is "given".
- Add the agent (by him) at the end.
Thus, the correct transformation is: The books were given to me by him.
OTHER OPTIONS
The books are given to me by him – Incorrect because it changes the tense to present.
The books had been given to me by him – Incorrect because "had been given" is past perfect, but the original sentence is simple past.
The books will be given to me by him – Incorrect because it changes the tense to future.