Question

The tidal waves have created havoc in the coastal areas. The sentence, when begun with 'Havoc':

• A. Havoc have been created by tidal waves in the coastal areas
• B. Havoc was created by tidal waves in the coastal areas
• C. Havoc was being created by tidal waves in the coastal areas
• D. Havoc has been created by tidal waves in the coastal areas

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Havoc has been created by tidal waves in the coastal areas

• The given sentence is in the Present Perfect Tense and active voice.

• Active voice: Subject + has/have + V3 + object.

• Passive voice: Object + has/have + been + V3 + by + subject.

• When the sentence begins with “Havoc”, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.

• Havoc is an uncountable noun and takes the singular verb has.

Transformation:

The tidal waves have created havoc in the coastal areas.

→ Havoc has been created by tidal waves in the coastal areas.