Choose the appropriate Active Voice for the given sentence-
He was appointed monitor by the teacher.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) - The teacher appointed him monitor.
The correct answer is: "The teacher appointed him monitor."
To convert a passive voice sentence into active voice, follow these steps:
Given sentence (Passive Voice):
"He was appointed monitor by the teacher."
Converting to Active Voice:
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Identify the subject, verb, and object in the passive sentence:
- Subject (receiver of action): He
- Verb: was appointed
- Agent (doer of action): the teacher
- Object: monitor
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Rearrange into active form:
- The teacher (subject) + appointed (verb) + him (object) + monitor (complement).
Why the other options are incorrect?
- "He appointed monitor by the teacher." → Incorrect structure; missing "was" and wrongly placing "he" as the subject.
- "The teacher had appointed him monitor." → Changes the tense from simple past to past perfect, which alters the meaning.
- "The teacher was appointed him monitor." → Grammatically incorrect.