Question

The man was bitten by a snake.
The verb in the above sentence is in passive voice.
(a) True
(b) False

Answer 1

Hint: We use passive voice when a sentence is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action.

Complete answer : The basic rules for passive voice are as flowed-
>The receiver of the action is moved from the direct object position of the sentence to the subject position of the sentence.
>We insert the verb ‘be’ in agreement to the number of the new subject and in the appropriate tense.
>The verb is changed to its past participle form.
>Optionally, the actor of the verb is placed in the object position after the preposition ‘by’.

In the above given sentence – the man was bitten by a snake; the verb (bitten) is in its past participle form therefore, it is in passive voice. If it was in active voice then the verb would have been – bite instead of bitten.

So, according to the explanation given above we can infer the correct answer for the above given question.The correct solution for the above given question is option – ‘a’, i.e. true, the verb in the above sentence is in passive voice and not in active voice.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘a’.

Note: The answer to the above question lies in the rules that are followed while forming a passive voice. If you are familiar with that you will find it easy to solve the question. If you are not sure the basic construction for a passive voice is - subject + to be + past participle + by object.