Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The sewage water smells foul.
Option 1: Foul is smelt by the sewage water.
Option 2: The sewage water is foul when it is smelt.
Option 3: The sewage water has a foul smell.
Option 4: Passive construction is not possible.
Correct Answer: Passive construction is not possible.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive voice.
The verb smells in this context is a linking verb describing the state of the subject (the sewage water), and such sentences typically don't have a direct passive equivalent. The structure cannot be effectively converted into a passive structure while maintaining the original meaning and grammatical correctness.
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They will not water the plants.
Option 1: The plants will not be watered by them.
Option 2: The plants will not be watered by us.
Option 3: The plants are not be watered by them.
Option 4: They shall not water the plants.
He has not committed the crime.
Option 1: The crime was not committed by him.
Option 2: The crime have not being committed by him.
Option 3: The crime have not been committed by him.
Option 4: The crime has not been committed by him.
You have adopted the plan.
Option 1: The plan should be adopted by you.
Option 2: The plan is adopted by you.
Option 3: The plan has being adopted by you.
Option 4: The plan has been adopted by you.
He does not buy shirts.
Option 1: Shirts are not bought by him.
Option 2: Shirts are not brought by him.
Option 3: Shirts were not been bought by him.
Option 4: Shirts were not bought by him.
Does Sneha not lick the butter?
Option 1: Is the butter being licked by Sneha?
Option 2: Is the butter not licked by Sneha?
Option 3: Sneha does not lick the butter?
Option 4: Was Sneha not licking the butter?
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