Question

Rewrite the following sentence by changing its voice-
He gave me a beautiful flower pot.
a) A beautiful flower pot was given to me by him.
b) A beautiful flower pot had given to me by him.
c) A beautiful flower pot had been given by him.
d) I was giving him a beautiful flower pot.

Answer 1

Hint: A sentence is in the active voice when the subject performs an action. A sentence is said to be in the passive voice when the subject receives an action.

Complete answer:
The given sentence is in the active voice. If the sentence is changed to passive voice, then the subject will also be changed, in order to keep the meaning of the given sentence remains the same. Let us crack the given sentence word by word –
Subject (he) + verb (gave) + indirect object (me) + direct object (a beautiful flower pot) changes to : New subject +A beautiful flower pot) + verb (was given) + indirect object (to me) + by + new object (him).
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ – in this sentence, ‘was given' is used, which is the passive form of gave. The rest of the sentence is according to the above-mentioned criteria. This seems to be the correct answer.
Option ‘b’ – in this option the verb form ‘had given to me' is in active form. As a result, the meaning of the sentence is changed and incomplete because the other half of the sentence is in the passive voice.
Option ‘c’ – the sentences in the active voice which expresses the past progressive tense of the given verb. It has also a changed meaning from the given sentence.
Option ‘d’ – this option has the verb form ‘had been giving', which is in the active form. It expresses the past perfect continuous tense of the given sentence.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Here, the passive form of the given sentence is – A beautiful flower part was given to me by him. So, the correct answer is “Option a”.

Note:
In such types of questions, pay attention to the whole sentence, as many times half of the sentence is in active voice while the other half is in the passive voice. This may confuse your little.