Question

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

Who made a maiden century?

• A. By whose was a maiden century made?
• B. By whom was a maiden century make?
• C. By whom was a maiden century made?
• D. By whom had a maiden century made?

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

By whom was a maiden century made?

A sentence is in the active voice when the subject performs an action.

A sentence is said to be in the passive voice when the subject receives an action.

The given sentence is in active form and will be changed to passive. While changing an interrogative sentence to passive voice, the subject 'who' changes to an object 'by whom'.

The passive form of 'made' in the simple past tense is 'was/were made'.

This can be seen in option C 'was a maiden century made', hence it's the right answer.

Option A: 'Whose' is a possessive pronoun and does not function as a subject.

Option B: The verb form 'make' is in the present tense whereas the sentence is in the past 'made'.

Option D: The verb form 'had...made' expresses the past perfect tense in active voice. The given sentence is in simple past tense and must be changed to passive voice.

Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.