Foundation
English
Tenses
Sentences
Tenses
Question
Change the following sentence into passive voice :
She puts the sack on the floor.
The sack is put on the floor by her.
The sack was put on the floor by her.
The sack are put on the floor by her.
The sack were put on the floor by her.
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Solution
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A sentence is in active voice when the subject performs the action.
A sentence is in passive voice when the subject receives the action.
While converting a sentence from active to passive, the subject becomes the object and vice versa.
Subject + verb + object (active voice)
Subject (The sack) + verb phrase (is put) + by + object (her) (passive voice)
In the given sentence, 'puts' (simple present) changes its form to 'is put' (simple present, passive).
This can be seen in option C: The sack is put on the floor by her.
Hence C is correct.
Option A is incorrect because the tense of the sentence has changed to past 'was'.
Option B is incorrect because the verb has been changed to plural. As the subject 'sack' is singular, the verb must agree with the subject, and be singular.
Option D is incorrect for the same reasons, 'were' is in past tense and indicates that the subject is plural.