Question

Choose the most appropriate passive form for the given sentence-
In winter people burn a lot of oil.
a- Oil is burned in winter by people.
b- People burn oil in winters a lot.
c- Oil is being burned in winter by people.
d- A lot of oil is burnt by people in winter.

Answer 1

Hint: There are two types of voice- Active voice is a grammatical voice in which the subject performs the action, whereas Passive voice is a grammatical voice in which the subject receives the action of the verb.

Complete answer:
 As given in the hint, the object is more emphasized in the passive voice.
Let’s look at the rules that we need to follow while changing an active voice to passive voice-
1) The position of the subject and object are interchanged.
2) We use a ‘by’ with the subject to indicate who performed the action.
3) We use the corresponding tense form with the past participle form of the verb.
In the given question- We know that ‘people’ is the subject and ‘oil’ is the object. So, we will interchange their position and use the past participle form of the verb, ‘burn’ with the simple present form ‘is’.
Hence, the passive voice should be; A lot of oil is burnt by people in winter.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘Oil is burned in winter by people.’ It is an incorrect option because ‘burned’ is not the past participle form of the verb, ‘burn’.
Option b- ‘People burn oil in winters a lot.’ It is an incorrect option because we cannot see the use of the third form of the verb, ‘burn’.
Option c- ‘Oil is being burned in winter by people.’ It is an incorrect option because we cannot use the continuous form of the verb in the passive voice.
Option d- ‘A lot of oil is burnt by people in winter.’ It is the correct option because we can see the change in the positions of the subject and object, and also the use of ‘burnt’.
The correct answer is Option ‘d’.

Note:
 Keep in mind, we always use the third form or the past participle form in the passive voice. Also, it is important to use the appropriate corresponding tense forms.