Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Everybody wants others to respect them.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Option 2).
Key Points
- In the sentence, the active voice is changed to the passive voice.
- The object of the active voice (others) becomes the subject in the passive voice.
- The verb form changes to include the appropriate form of 'to be' (here, 'to be respected'). As it is an infinitive statement.
- The subject of the active voice (Everybody) becomes the object in the passive voice.
- Hence, the transformation is done correctly in option 2.
Hence, the correct statement is 'Everybody wants to be respected by others.'
Additional Information
- The passive voice is used to emphasize the action rather than the doer.
- In the passive voice, the focus is on the recipient of the action.
- Example:
- Active: "I have to do this work."
- Passive: "This work has to be done."
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