Question

Change the following statement into a passive voice.
Who taught you English?

a)By whom English was taught to you?
b)By whom you were taught English?
c)By whom was English taught to you?
d)By whom are you taught English?

Answer 1

Hint: The verb of the sentence should match the subject of the sentence.

Complete step-by-step answer:

 In order to convert this sentence from active voice to passive voice, we will need to identify the parts of speech. In active voice, the construction is subject+verb+object. However, in the passive voice, it changes to object+verb+subject.

In the given sentence, the structure is complicated because it is an interrogative sentence.
These rules are subject to change. So, all you have to do is change the order of the sentence by changing the subject, verb, and object order.

It would start with ‘By whom’, because who changes to ‘whom’ in the passive voice. Then, the verb ‘was taught’, which will be broken up by the word ‘English’, and in the end, the subject, ‘to you’.

Hence, option ‘c’ is the correct option.

Note: Identify the parts of speech and place them correctly in the interrogative form to get the correct answer.