Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The state museum will display the newly found terracotta toys from next Monday.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The newly found terracotta toys will be displayed by the state museum from next Monday.
Passive of the simple future:
| Change | Active | Passive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object becomes subject | the newly found terracotta toys | The newly found terracotta toys | The toys receive the action, so they become the subject. |
| Tense kept | will display | will be displayed | “Will display” is in the simple future, so the passive stays in the simple future: will be + past participle (V3). “Will be” is the same for one thing or many. |
| Agent (by ...) | The state museum | by the state museum | The museum is named, so the doer comes after “by”. |
| Full sentence | The state museum will display the newly found terracotta toys from next Monday. | The newly found terracotta toys will be displayed by the state museum from next Monday. |
“Shall” works the same way: shall + verb → shall be + V3. Example: We shall send the invitations tomorrow. → The invitations shall be sent tomorrow.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The newly found terracotta toys would be displayed by the state museum from next Monday. — Incorrect. “Would” is the past form of “will”. The active “will display” needs “will be”.
Option 3: The newly found terracotta toys will display by the state museum from next Monday. — Incorrect. The word “be” is missing, and “display” is not the V3. The toys cannot display anything.
Option 4: From next Monday, the newly found terracotta toys will have been displayed by the state museum. — Incorrect. “Will have been displayed” is the future perfect. The active “will display” is the simple future.