A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
This box contains ten coins.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
Ten coins are contained in this box.
Explanation:
- Ten coins are contained by this box.: This passive construction reverses the subject and object but changes the preposition from "in" to "by," which alters the original meaning.
- Ten coins are contained in this box.: This passive construction correctly maintains the original meaning and reverses the subject and object while using the appropriate preposition.
- Ten coins have been contained by this box.: This passive construction changes the tense from present ("contains") to present perfect ("have been contained"), which doesn't accurately match the original meaning.
- Ten coins are in this box.: This active construction maintains the original meaning but doesn't accurately express the original sentence in the passive voice.