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The boy laughed at the beggar.

A. The beggar was laughed by the boy.

B. The beggar was being laughed by the boy.

C. The beggar was being laughed at by the boy.

D. The beggar was laughed at by the boy.

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The beggar was laughed at by the boy.
Given sentence is in Past indefinite (Past simple) tense and it is in the active voice. To change it into Passive voice Object (the boy) will become subject and subject (The beggar) will be object. We also use helping verb of past simple tense was with V3 form of the main verb. Keep it in mind that the preposition at must be retained with the verb.

Rule :
Subject + (was /were) + V3 + Other Agents.

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Comments ( 3 )

  1. Thunder Blast
    Thunder Blast :
    2 years ago

    We had to replace the broken chair - please kindly change into passive

  2. Forida Begum
    Forida Begum :
    4 years ago

    Wonderful

  3. Piyush Watmode
    Piyush Watmode :
    6 years ago

    Virat kohli scored two hundred runs change the voice

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