Convert the following sentence in Passive Voice by choosing the appropriate answer from the given list.
The soldiers promptly obeyed his command.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) - The command was promptly obeyed by the soldiers.
To convert a sentence from Active Voice to Passive Voice, follow these steps:
- Identify the object (his command) in the active sentence and make it the subject in the passive sentence.
- Use the correct tense of the verb "to be" along with the past participle of the main verb (was obeyed).
- Include the agent (by the soldiers) if necessary. So, The command was promptly obeyed by the soldiers. is the right answer.
- "The command should be obeyed might now, soldiers.": Grammatically incorrect and changes the meaning.
- "Obey the command promptly soldiers!": Not in passive voice; this is a command in active voice.
- "The command is promptly obeyed by the soldiers.": Incorrect tense; "is obeyed" indicates present tense, while the original sentence is in past tense.