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Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
People speak English all over the world.

Option 1: English is spoken all over the world.

Option 2: English spoken all over the world.

Option 3: English is being spoken all over the world.

Option 4: English was spoken all over the world.


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: English is spoken all over the world.


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Explanation:
Passive voice is a grammatical construction in which the subject of a sentence is the receiver of the action rather than the doer of the action.

  • In passive voice, the structure is generally formed by using a form of the verb "to be" along with the past participle of the main verb.
  • In the passive construction, "English" becomes the subject.
  • "Is spoken" is the passive verb phrase.
  • "All over the world" remains the adverbial phrase indicating the location.

The structure of the passive voice is as follows: Object of the active sentence (English) + is/are/am/was/were (is) + past participle of the main verb (spoken) + all over the world.

Therefore, the passive form would be: English is spoken all over the world.

 

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