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    Question

    Select the correct active form of the given

    sentence. My grandfather built this water-tank in 1950.
    A This water-tank has been built by my grandfather in 1950. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B This water-tank was built by my grandfather in 1950. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C This water-tank was being built by my grandfather in 1950. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D My grandfather had been building this water-tank in 1950. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    My grandfather built this water-tank in 1950. The given sentence is in the active voice.┬аMy grandfather is the subject here, the water tank is the object and built is the action that has been done.┬аTo make this sentence into a passive one,┬аthe object on which the action is being performed has been moved to the beginning of the sentence┬аand the subject has been brought to the ending.In the passive voice,┬аthe object becomes the subject and the subject from the тАШactive voiceтАЩ is just a mere doer of the action that can be omitted sometimes from the sentence . Passive form: This water-tank was built by my grandfather in 1950

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