Select the correct PASSIVE VOICE form of the given sentence. The Linguistic Survey of India provides an overview of the extent of dying languages in India.
An overview of the extant of dying languages of India is provided by Linguistic Survey of India
Converting Active to Passive Voice: Linguistic Survey Sentence
The task is to convert the given active voice sentence into the passive voice. The original sentence is:
Active Sentence: The Linguistic Survey of India provides an overview of the extent of dying languages in India.
Understanding Active vs. Passive Voice
In the active voice, the subject performs the action. The typical structure is: Subject + Verb + Object.
In the passive voice, the subject receives the action. The structure changes to: Object + 'be' verb + Past Participle + (optional 'by' phrase with the original subject).
Analyzing the Original Sentence
Let's break down the active sentence:
- Subject: The Linguistic Survey of India
- Verb: provides (Present Simple Tense)
- Object: an overview of the extent of dying languages in India
Steps for Passive Conversion
- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
- The main verb is changed to its past participle form.
- An appropriate form of the verb 'be' is added before the past participle. The tense of 'be' must match the tense of the original active verb. Since 'provides' is in the Present Simple tense, we use the Present Simple form of 'be' (is/are).
- The subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the preposition 'by' (the agent).
Applying the Rules
- New Subject: An overview of the extent of dying languages in India
- Verb Tense: Present Simple
- 'be' Verb: Since the new subject ("An overview...") is singular, we use 'is'.
- Past Participle of 'provide': provided
- Agent: by the Linguistic Survey of India
Combining these elements gives the correct passive voice sentence: An overview of the extent of dying languages in India is provided by the Linguistic Survey of India.
Evaluating the Options
Let's examine each option based on our derived passive sentence:
- Option 1: The Linguistic Survey of India is provided by an overview of the extant of dying languages of India. - This incorrectly keeps the original subject first and uses an awkward verb construction.
- Option 2: An overview of the extant of dying languages was provided by the Linguistic Survey of India. - This uses the Past Simple passive tense ('was provided'), which does not match the original Present Simple verb 'provides'.
- Option 3: An overview of the extant of dying languages of India is provided by Linguistic Survey of India - This correctly uses the Present Simple passive tense ('is provided') and follows the standard structure.
- Option 4: An overview of the extant of dying languages of India has been provided by the Linguistic Survey of India - This uses the Present Perfect passive tense ('has been provided'), which is also incorrect for the given active sentence's tense.
Conclusion
The sentence correctly transformed into the passive voice using the Present Simple tense is:
An overview of the extant of dying languages of India is provided by Linguistic Survey of India.
Therefore, Option 3 is the correct choice as it accurately reflects the passive voice transformation of the original sentence, maintaining the Present Simple tense.
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