Question

Change the voice of the following sentence : I shall be obliged to go.

• A. Cannot be changed
• B. Circumstances will oblige me to go
• C. I am obliged to go
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

D. None of the above

The sentence "I shall be obliged to go" is in the passive voice. To change it to the active voice, we need to introduce an agent (who or what is doing the obliging). Since no specific agent is mentioned, we can infer a general one like "circumstances" or "they."

Active Voice: Circumstances will oblige me to go.

Explanation:

• Original Sentence (Passive): "I shall be obliged to go."

  • The subject "I" is receiving the action ("shall be obliged"). The doer of the action is not explicitly stated.

• Changed Sentence (Active): "Circumstances will oblige me to go."

  • The subject "Circumstances" is now performing the action ("will oblige").

  • "Me" is the object receiving the action.

  • The tense (future simple) remains consistent.

This transformation shifts the focus from the person being obliged ("I") to the entity causing the obligation ("Circumstances").