Question

Change the following sentence into passive voice:
Did Harry not open the gate of the chamber?
A. Did the gate of the chamber not opened by Harry?
B. Were the gate of the chamber opened by Harry?
C. Was the gate of the chamber not opened by Harry?
D. None of the above.

Answer 1

Hint: Active Voice and Passive Voice are the two ways of expressing an action undertaken by the subject on the object of the sentence. The meaning of the sentence in active or passive voice doesn’t change except the changes in the structure of the sentence.

Complete answer:
Active Voice – Subject + Action (Verb) + Object.
Passive Voice - Object +Action (Verb) + Subject.
Option a is grammatically incorrect. With the presence of the word ‘Did’, the past participle of the verb is not used as stated in the option ‘Opened’ instead of ‘Open’. So, option a is incorrect.
Option b is also incorrect. There are two reasons – First, “Were’ is used for plural subjects, and the subject here is singular ‘Gate’; Second, the active voice is negative and so should be the passive form, but the second option presents a different meaning as it lacks the presence of the word ‘Not’.
Option c is grammatically correct with logical order of words and has the same meaning as the active voice with structural changes. So, option c is correct.

Note: Attention to subject verb agreement and singular-plural forms should be given.