For the given question, choose the alternative which best expresses the…
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For the given question, choose the alternative which best expresses the sentence in Active/Passive voice.
Did he drink the coffee?
- A.
Was the coffee drunk by him?
- B.
Was the coffee drank by him?
- C.
Was the coffee being drunk by him?
- D.
Was the coffee being drank by him?
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Correct answer: A
Correct passive form: Was the coffee drunk by him?
Step 1: Identify the tense. The active sentence 'Did he drink the coffee?' is in the simple past.
Step 2: Make the object the subject. The object 'the coffee' becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
Step 3: Form the past simple passive using the appropriate auxiliary + past participle. Use 'was' (past of 'be') + past participle of 'drink', which is 'drunk'.
Step 4: Make it a question by inverting the auxiliary: 'Was the coffee drunk by him?'
Why the other choices are incorrect:
'Was the coffee drank by him?' is wrong because 'drank' is the past simple form, not the past participle. Passive requires the past participle 'drunk'.
'Was the coffee being drunk by him?' is incorrect because 'being drunk' creates a past continuous passive. The original is simple past, so use the simple past passive 'was drunk'.
'Was the coffee being drank by him?' combines the wrong aspect ('being') and the wrong verb form ('drank'), so it is doubly incorrect.