Many aspire for greatness. Choose the option in which the Voice in the above…

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Many aspire for greatness.

Choose the option in which the Voice in the above sentence has been correctly changed into Passive Voice.

  1. A.

    Greatness is being aspired by many.

  2. B.

    Greatness is aspired by many.

  3. C.

    Greatness has been aspired for by many.

  4. D.

    Greatness is aspired for by many.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation: change the active sentence into passive without altering tense or meaning.

  • Step 1: Identify the parts. In the active sentence "Many aspire for greatness," the subject is "many," the verb is "aspire for," and the object is "greatness."

  • Step 2: Make the object "greatness" the subject of the passive sentence and keep the simple present tense: use "is aspired" for the passive form of "aspire" in present simple.

  • Step 3: Retain the original preposition "for" (if it appears in the active sentence) and add the agent introduced by "by":

Final passive sentence: Greatness is aspired for by many.

Why the other variants are wrong:

  • "Greatness is being aspired by many." changes the aspect to progressive and omits the preposition, altering the original structure and meaning.

  • "Greatness is aspired by many." omits the preposition "for" that appears in the active sentence, so it does not accurately reflect the original phrasing.

  • "Greatness has been aspired for by many." changes the tense to present perfect passive, which alters the time reference.

Note: In general usage, "aspire to greatness" is more common than "aspire for greatness." If the active sentence were "Many aspire to greatness," the corresponding passive would be "Greatness is aspired to by many." But given the original wording with "for," the correct passive is "Greatness is aspired for by many."

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