Question

the dog killed the sheep change into passive voice​

Answer 1

Answer:

The sheep was killed by the dog.

Explanation:

Since the given sentence is in past tense it will follow the skeletal structure of the sentence conversion to passive voice.

How to identify past tense: Subject + V2+ object. Here the subject is the dog and the object is the sheep while killed is the verb.

Skeletal structure of passive voice: Object+ was/were V3+ by + subject.

Keeping in mind, the above rules we can change the given sentence into -

"The sheep (object) + was + killed (third form of verb) + by + the dog (subject)".

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Answer 2

Answer:

The sheep were killed by the dog.

Explanation:

• Voices in English grammar refer to the form of a verb that indicates when a subject performs the action or is the receiver of the action.

• The active and passive voices are the two grammatical voices where the meaning they convey remains the same.

• When the subject does the action it is an active voice and when the subject receives the action it becomes a passive voice. 

• The active voice structure follows- Subject+be+ past participle+by+ object

• For a sentence in active voice (simple past tense), the structure of the sentence: Subject + Verb 2+ object

• The sentence structure of passive voice conversion follows: Object+ was/were Verb 3+ by + subject.
• It is important to note that the verb tense remains the same.

• Here, "The sheep (object) + was/were + killed (verb 3) + by + the dog (subject)".    

Therefore, the sentence would become- The sheep were killed by the dog.

[Or, The sheep was killed by the dog.

(Since Sheep can act as singular and plural)]

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