Identify and choose the correct Passive Voice form of the following sentence.
They asked me my name :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → I was asked my name.
Active to passive voice (verb with two objects):
"Asked" has two objects: me (the person, indirect object) and my name (the thing, direct object).
| Change | Active | Passive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object becomes subject | me | I | The person object usually becomes the subject: “me” becomes I. The other object stays after the verb. |
| Tense kept | asked | was asked | Be + past participle in the same tense: simple past “asked” becomes “was asked”. |
| Agent (by ...) | They | (by them) left out | “By them” is dropped, since “they” names no particular doer. |
| Full sentence | They asked me my name. | I was asked my name. |
Example: They gave him a prize. → He was given a prize.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: They never asked her any name. — Incorrect.
- It is still in the active voice.
- It adds "never" and changes "me" to "her", so the meaning changes.
Option 3: They were asked my name. — Incorrect. "They" were the ones who asked. Making them the subject of "were asked" reverses the meaning.
Option 4: I never ask his name. — Incorrect.
- It is active and in the present tense.
- It adds "never" and changes "my" to "his".