Question

Change the following statement into passive voice:
Circumstances will oblige me to go.
A) I will oblige the circumstances and go.
B) I shall be obliged to go by the circumstances.
C) Under the circumstances, I should go.
D) I shall be obliged by the circumstances to go.

Answer 1

Hint: A sentence with an active voice has a subject who acts on the verb. The active voice has a stronger, clearer tone than the passive voice because the passive voice is more quiet and weak as compared to the active voice.

Complete answer:
The subject 'circumstances' conducts an action 'will oblige' against the object 'me,' so the sentence is written in the active voice. If this sentence is converted to passive voice, the subject must be changed as well in order for the sentence's meaning to be preserved.

When the subject of the sentence performs the verb's action that sentence is in the active voice. The active voice is basically loud, direct, and consistent in its sentences. Here are a few simple and short examples of active speech.

When the verb acts on the subject, the sentence is said to be in the passive voice. The passive voice is often made up of a combined form of to be and the past participle of the verb. This normally results in the formation of a preposition.

As a result, the object takes the place of the subject and vice versa, and the term 'by' is used to indicate that the subject is now receiving the action from the object. The sentence's verb form is also modified from active to passive.

Circumstances will oblige me to go - Active voice
I shall be obliged to go by the circumstances - Passive voice.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: Rules of converting active voice into passive voice:
'Subject (circumstances) + verb (will oblige) + direct object (me) + infinitive phrase (to go)' becomes 'Subject (circumstances) + verb (will oblige) + direct object (me) + infinitive phrase (to go)'.
'New topic (I) + verb (shall be obliged)) + infinitive phrase (to go) + by + new object (circumstances)'. Minor changes, such as the addition of the article 'the' to the word 'circumstances,' are appropriate since the voice has been changed.