Question

Change the following statement into active voice:
He was obliged to resign.
A) He was make to resign.
B) To resign was his obligation.
C) Circumstances obliged him to resign.
D) Resignation obliged him.

Answer 1

Hint: To change a sentence from active to passive voice, the subject becomes the object and the object becomes the subject. The form of the verb also changes.

Complete step-by-step answer:

From the hint given to us, we know that to change a sentence from active to passive voice, the subject becomes the object and the object becomes the subject. The form of the verb also changes. In the given sentence, we can identify that ‘he’ is the subject, ‘resign’ is the object and ‘obliged’ is the verb.
In the first option given to us, we observe that the verb has been changed from ‘obliged’ to ‘mark’. Thus, changing the meaning of the sentence. Hence, option A is not the correct answer.
We observe in the second option that subject and the object of the given sentence have been interchanged as required, to convert the sentence into active voice. Hence, option B is possibly the correct answer.
In the third option, we observe that a new word ‘circumstances’ has been added to the sentence. Thus, it changes the whole meaning of the given sentence. Hence, option C is not the correct answer.
In the fourth option, the required auxiliary ‘was’ is missing. It is a meaningless sentence. Hence, option D is not the correct answer.

Thus, we can conclude that option D is the correct answer.

Note: While changing a sentence from the active voice to the passive voice or vice-versa, it is important to observe that the original meaning of the sentence does not get altered.