Question
Download Solution PDFChoose the correct passive voice of the sentence from the options that follow:
He had not done the work.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is '1' i.e. The work had not been done by him. .
Key Points
- The original sentence "He had not done the work" is in the Past Perfect tense (had + past participle) and is in the active voice.
- To convert a Past Perfect active sentence to the passive voice, the structure is: Object + had + been + Past Participle of the main verb + by + Subject.
- In this sentence, the object is "the work", the main verb's past participle is "done", and the subject is "He" which becomes "by him". The negation "not" remains.
- Applying the passive structure: "The work" + "had" + "not" + "been" + "done" + "by him".
Correct passive voice: The work had not been done by him.
Additional Information
- Option 2: "The work has not been done by him" uses the Present Perfect passive voice (has been done), which does not match the original Past Perfect tense.
- Option 3: "The work wasn't done by him" uses the Past Simple passive voice (was done), which does not match the original Past Perfect tense.
- Option 4: "The work isn't done by him" uses the Present Simple passive voice (is done), which does not match the original Past Perfect tense.
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