Question

Rewrite the following sentence by changing its voice (Active/Passive):

We hope that we shall win the match.

• A. The match is hoped to be won.
• B. Match winning is our hope.
• C. It is hoped that the match will be won by us.
• D. Winning the match is hoped by us.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

It is hoped that the match will be won by us.

The given sentence is in the active voice, and there are two parts of this sentence, as it has two clauses "We hope" and "we shall win the match". It's a complex sentence as one clause is dependent on the other. The subject 'we' performs the action 'hope' and in the second part the subject 'we' performs the action 'shall win' against the object 'the match'.

If this sentence is changed to passive voice, then the subject, verb form and object are all changed, in order to retain the meaning of the sentence.

So, the object takes the place of the subject and vice versa and the word 'by' is introduced as now the subject receives the action by the object. The verb form of the sentence is also changed from active form to passive.

'Subject (we) + verb (hope)' will change to 'subject (it) + verb (is hoped)'

and

'Subject (We) + verb (shall win) + object (the match)' changes to:

'New subject (the match) + verb (will be won) + by + new object (us)'

'That' is the conjunction that joins these two clauses.

The passive form of 'hope' in the simple present tense is 'is hoped' and 'shall win' is 'will be won'.

This can be seen in option C, hence it's the right answer.

Option A: This sentence combines the clauses and reduces it to one clause. The question does not call for the sentence to be changed from complex to simple.

Option B: This sentence has been changed in meaning as well as structure.

Option D: This sentence too has been reduced to a simple sentence, where one clause has been reduced to the subject 'match winning'.

Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.