Choose the correct option which best expresses the following sentence in Active Voice:
He was appointed chairman.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) - They appointed him chairman
To change the sentence from Passive Voice to Active Voice:
- Passive sentence: He was appointed chairman.
- Here, He is the receiver of the action and the doer of the action is not mentioned.
- When the agent is unknown in a passive sentence, a general subject such as "They" can be used.
Converting to active voice: They appointed him chairman.
Option 2: You appointed him chairman. There is no indication in the original sentence that "you" performed the action.
Option 3: He appointed chairman. This is grammatically incorrect because the sentence lacks an object.
Option 4: Chairman appointed him. This changes the meaning of the original sentence completely.