The manager was giving the staff detailed instructions at the time of the disruption.
Active to Passive Voice Conversion
This question asks us to convert a sentence from the active voice to the passive voice. The original sentence is in the Past Continuous tense. We need to find the option that correctly represents this transformation.
Understanding Active and Passive Voice
Active Voice: The subject performs the action. Structure: Subject + Verb + Object.
Passive Voice: The subject receives the action. The focus shifts to the object. Structure: Object + 'be' verb + Past Participle + (by + Agent).
Analyzing the Original Sentence
The sentence is: "The manager was giving the staff detailed instructions at the time of the disruption."
- Subject: The manager
- Verb: was giving (Past Continuous Tense)
- Direct Object: detailed instructions
- Indirect Object: the staff
- Time Phrase: at the time of the disruption
The tense is Past Continuous Active.
Converting to Past Continuous Passive Voice
To convert a Past Continuous Active sentence to Passive:
- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
- The verb changes from 'was/were + -ing' form to 'was/were + being + past participle'.
- The original subject becomes the agent, introduced by 'by'.
Applying this to our sentence:
- The indirect object 'the staff' can become the subject.
- The verb 'was giving' changes to 'were being given' (since 'staff' can be plural).
- The original subject 'The manager' becomes the agent 'by the manager'.
- The direct object 'detailed instructions' stays in the predicate.
- The time phrase 'at the time of the disruption' is retained.
Step-by-Step Transformation
- Identify the objects: 'the staff' (indirect) and 'detailed instructions' (direct). Let's make 'the staff' the subject.
- Identify the tense: Past Continuous ('was giving').
- Change the verb to passive Past Continuous: 'was/were being given'. Since 'staff' is often treated as plural, we use 'were'. So, 'were being given'.
- Add the agent: 'by the manager'.
- Include the remaining object: 'detailed instructions'.
- Keep the time phrase: 'at the time of the disruption'.
- Combine: "The staff were being given detailed instructions by the manager at the time of the disruption."
Evaluating the Options
Let's look at the options based on our understanding:
- Option 1: "The staff were instructed by the manager during the disruption." - This uses Simple Past Passive ('were instructed'), not Past Continuous Passive. It also changes 'at the time of' to 'during'.
- Option 2: "The staff were being given detailed instructions by the manager at the time of the disruption." - This matches the Past Continuous Passive structure perfectly. It correctly transforms the verb ('was giving' to 'were being given') and includes all parts of the original sentence.
- Option 3: "The staff had been instructed by the manager at the time of the disruption." - This uses Past Perfect Passive ('had been instructed'), which is a different tense.
- Option 4: "The staff were given instructions by the manager at the disruption." - This uses Simple Past Passive ('were given') and simplifies the time phrase.
Conclusion
Option 2 correctly transforms the original Past Continuous Active sentence into the Past Continuous Passive voice, maintaining the original meaning and details.
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