Question

Choose the correct passive form of the sentence : People will laugh at you if you wear these green pants for the party :

• A. You would be laughed at if these green pants were worn for the party
• B. You would be laughed at if these pants had been worn for the party
• C. You will be laughed at if these green pants are worn for the party
• D. You will be laughed at if these green pants would be worn for the party

Answer 1

Answer:

C. You will be laughed at if these green pants are worn for the party

Understanding Passive Voice Transformation

• Active Voice: The subject performs the action. (e.g., People will laugh at you.)
• Passive Voice: The subject receives the action. The focus shifts to the object. (e.g., You will be laughed at.)

Key Rules for Active to Passive Conversion:

• The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
• The verb in the active sentence changes to the past participle form, preceded by a form of 'to be' (is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been).
• The subject of the active sentence can be introduced by the preposition 'by' (optional in passive voice).

Applying the Rules to the Given Sentence:

• Active: People will laugh at you if you wear these green pants for the party.
• Object: 'you'
• Subject (Passive): 'You'
• Verb (Active): 'will laugh' (Future Simple)
• Verb (Passive): 'will be laughed' (Future Simple Passive form)
• Prepositional Phrase: 'at' remains with the verb 'laugh'. So, it becomes 'will be laughed at'.
• Subordinate Clause: 'if you wear these green pants for the party' also needs to be converted to passive.
• Active in clause: 'you wear' (Present Simple)
• Object in clause: 'these green pants'
• Subject (Passive in clause): 'these green pants'
• Verb (Active in clause): 'wear'
• Verb (Passive in clause): 'are worn' (Present Simple Passive form)
• Combined Passive Sentence: You will be laughed at if these green pants are worn for the party.

Exam Tips for Passive Voice:

• Always identify the subject, verb, and object in the active sentence.
• Pay close attention to the tense of the verb in the active sentence to correctly form the passive verb.
• Remember that prepositions often