Question

De as directed :
Samvel was teaching anthmetic
(Change the Voice​

Answer 1

TOPIC– || Voices ||

GiveN SentencE:

• Samuel was teaching Arithmetic.

To do:

• Change the voice.

RequireD AnsweR:

• Arithmetic was being taught by Samuel.

ExplanatioN:

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎A sentence can be changed into passive voice with just six steps as given below:-

1) Identifying the SVO:

• Subject (S) - Samuel
• Verb (V) - Teach (was teaching)
• Object (O) - Arithmetic

2) Classifying the tense of the verb:

• Was teaching $\rightarrow$ was/were + verb (-ing) $\rightarrow$ "Past continuous tense"

3) Structure of passive voice:

• As the verb is in past continuous tense, the structure of its passive voice will be - Object + was/were + being + past participle form of verb + by + subject.

4) Third form of verb:

• Verb (Present participle) - Teaching
• Past participle form - "Taught"

5) Suitable auxiliary verb:

• The object here is in singular form. Hence, the suitable auxiliary verb will be "was".

6) Arranging the words in the structure:

• "Arithmetic was being taught by Samuel" $\rightarrow$ Required answer

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