Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the sentence that changes the voice of the following sentence.

They asked my name.

  1. My name is asked.

  2. My name was asked.

  3. My name is asked by them.

  4. My name has been asked by them.

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence in active voice contains an indefinite or vague pronoun as subject, i.e. they. In such case, the agent with ‘by’ is usually avoided. The verb in active sentence is in simple past. It changes into ‘was/were + v3’ (v3 – past participle).