Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Trumpets are being blown by the soldiers to announce the victory.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'The soldiers are blowing the trumpets to announce the victory'.
Key Points
- The given sentence is in the Passive Voice. As per the given question we have to change the sentence into Active Voice.
- The given sentence is an example of 'present continuous'.
- The structure of these kinds of sentences is:
- Subject + is/am/are + V1 + ing + Object. (Active Voice)
- Subject(Objective Case) + is/am/are + being+ V3 + by + Object (subjective case). (Passive Voice)
- Example:
- He is riding a bike. (Active Voice)
- A bike is being ridden by him. (Passive Voice)
- The subject of the given sentence is 'Trumpets' and the object of the given sentence is 'the soldiers'.
- The subject will be put in place of the object and the object will be put in place of the subject.
- Here, 'are being blown' will be changed into 'are blowing'.
Correct Sentence: The soldiers are blowing the trumpets to announce the victory.
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