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Difficulty: EasyActive and Passive Voice Transformation

Select the option that correctly converts the following sentence into the passive voice: 'The senior surgeon carried out the delicate operation successfully.'

  1. The delicate operation was carried out successfully by the senior surgeon.Answer
  2. B
    The delicate operation was carried successfully by the senior surgeon.
  3. C
    The delicate operation were carried out successfully by the senior surgeon.
  4. D
    The delicate operation is carried out successfully by the senior surgeon.

Answer

The delicate operation was carried out successfully by the senior surgeon.
The correct answer accurately converts the active simple past tense verb 'carried out' into its passive counterpart 'was carried out' while maintaining correct singular subject-verb concord with 'the delicate operation' and preserving the complete phrasal verb particle.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the subject, verb phrase, object, and tense of the active sentence.
Subject = 'The senior surgeon', Verb = simple past phrasal verb 'carried out', Object = 'the delicate operation'.
The object of the active sentence must become the subject of the passive sentence.
2
Select the appropriate passive auxiliary verb for the simple past singular noun phrase.
The singular past auxiliary is 'was', giving 'was carried out'.
Passive voice in the simple past requires 'was' or 'were' + past participle, matching the singular subject 'operation'.
3
Retain all particles of the phrasal verb and include the original agent in a prepositional phrase.
'The delicate operation was carried out successfully by the senior surgeon.'
Phrasal verbs must retain their prepositional particles to preserve meaning.

Key Concept

Passive voice transformation for simple past tense phrasal verbs
Estimated Time:45s
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Topics

Active and Passive Voice Transformation

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