Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Somebody told me that an explosion had taken place in the Town Hall.

  1. I was told about an explosion took place in the Town Hall.

  2. I was told about the explosion in the Town Hall.

  3. I was informed that there was an explosion in the Town Hall.

  4. I was told by somebody that there had been an explosion in the Town Hall.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective postions of the subject and the object. Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. The object in passive voice is generally preceded by 'by'. Considering this, option (4) is the correct answer. 

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