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

Answer: (D)

A lot of oil is burnt by people in winter.

In order to convert the given question into passive voice, let's understand the difference between active and passive voice.

Active voice emphasises on the person who does the action, whereas passive voice emphasises on the action itself. For example:

Active: The thief stole my car.

Passive: My car was stolen by the thief.

The object 'My car' comes first and the subject 'the thief' is put after the verb in the passive voice.

The doer in the given sentence is: 'People'

The verb in the given sentence is: 'burn'

The receiver of the action in the given sentence is: 'a lot of oil' (We use 'a lot' because it describes 'oil'.)

In the passive voice, the receiver becomes the subject. Right after the subject, we place a verb and then the receiver of the action (object) and the remaining clause, if any. We also use 'by' before the object to show that the action was performed by the object.

As the given sentence in the active voice is in the simple present tense, we will use 'is/am/are' and the verb in the past participle form to form the sentence in the simple present tense in the passive voice.

Hence, 'A lot of oil is burnt by people in winter.'

Thus option A, B and C are incorrect.

CORRECT ANSWER - D - 'A lot of oil is burnt by people in winter.'