Directions: Select the correct active form of the given sentence. I am being devoured by curiosity.
Curiosity is devouring me.
Understanding the Passive Sentence
The given sentence is in the passive voice: "I am being devoured by curiosity." Our task is to convert this into its corresponding active voice form.
Identifying Passive Voice Components
To convert a passive sentence to active voice, we first need to identify its key components:
| Passive Subject: | I |
| Verb Phrase (Passive): | am being devoured (Present Continuous Passive) |
| Agent (introduced by 'by'): | curiosity |
Converting to Active Voice
The transformation process involves restructuring the sentence:
- The agent of the passive sentence ("curiosity") becomes the subject of the active sentence.
- The subject of the passive sentence ("I") becomes the object of the active sentence ("me").
- The verb needs to be changed from passive to active voice, maintaining the original tense. The passive "am being devoured" (Present Continuous Passive) corresponds to the active "is devouring" (Present Continuous Active).
Following these steps, we construct the active sentence:
Subject (Agent) + Active Verb + Object (Original Subject)
Curiosity + is devouring + me.
Resulting active sentence: Curiosity is devouring me.
Analyzing the Options
Let's examine each option to find the correct active form:
- Option 1:
Curiosity is devouring me.
This sentence correctly uses "Curiosity" as the subject, employs the Present Continuous Tense ("is devouring") which matches the original passive tense, and uses "me" as the object. This is the correct active voice transformation. - Option 2:
Curiosity had devoured me.
This sentence is in the Past Perfect Tense. The original passive sentence was in the Present Continuous Tense, so this option changes the tense incorrectly. - Option 3:
Curiosity will devour me.
This sentence is in the Future Tense. It does not match the Present Continuous Tense of the original passive sentence. - Option 4:
Curiosity has devoured me.
This sentence is in the Present Perfect Tense. The original passive sentence was in the Present Continuous Tense, making this option incorrect due to the tense mismatch.
Therefore, the correct active form of "I am being devoured by curiosity" is "Curiosity is devouring me."
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