Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Mrs. Leela opened the window.
The correct answer is Option 3: The window was opened by Mrs. Leela.
This question tests your understanding of the passive voice in English grammar. The original sentence, "Mrs. Leela opened the window," is in the active voice. The active voice emphasizes the doer of the action (Mrs. Leela). To convert to the passive voice, we shift the focus to the receiver of the action (the window). The subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the preposition "by" in the passive sentence. The verb changes to a form of "to be" + past participle.
Let's analyze the options:
- Option 1 (The window was being opened by Mrs. Leela) uses the continuous passive, implying the action was ongoing. The original sentence doesn't suggest this.
- Option 2 (The window is opened by Mrs. Leela) uses the simple present passive, suggesting a habitual action. The original sentence describes a single event.
- Option 3 (The window was opened by Mrs. Leela) uses the simple past passive, perfectly reflecting the single completed action in the original sentence. The tense matches the original sentence accurately.
- Option 4 (The window is being opened by Mrs. Leela) similar to Option 1, this uses the continuous passive incorrectly.
Therefore, only Option 3 correctly transforms the sentence into the simple past passive voice, accurately conveying the meaning of the original sentence while highlighting the window as the subject of the action.
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