Choose the correct option to change the following sentence into passive voice.
Your behaviour astonished me.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) - I was astonished by your behaviour
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Identify the components of the active voice sentence:
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Subject → Your behaviour
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Verb → astonished
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Object → me
Sentence: Your behaviour astonished me.
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Change into passive voice:
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The object (me) becomes the subject in the passive.
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The subject (your behaviour) goes into the agent phrase (by...).
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The verb (astonished) changes to was astonished (past tense, passive).
→ I was astonished by your behaviour.
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Why not the other options?
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I was astonished by you with your behaviour → awkward and incorrect expression.
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You are astonished by me with behaviour → changes meaning completely.
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With your behaviour you were astonished → grammatically wrong and changes sense.
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✅ Hence, the correct passive construction is: I was astonished by your behaviour.