Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

He drank a lot of coffee before the marathon.

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  1. A lot of coffee was drunk by him before the marathon.
  2. A lot of coffee is drunk by him before the marathon.
  3. A lot of coffee was drunken by him before the marathon.
  4. A lot of coffee had been drunk by him before the marathon.

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Option 1 : A lot of coffee was drunk by him before the marathon.
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The correct answer is 'A lot of coffee was drunk by him before the marathon.'

Key Points

  • The given sentence is in Active Voice. As per the given question, we have to change it to Passive Voice. 
  • The structure of the given sentence is as follows:
    • Subject + V2 + Object. (Active Voice)
    • Subject (objective case) + was/were + V3 + Object (subjective case). (Passive Voice)
  • Example:
    • Their cousin showed them some rare photographs. (Active Voice)
    • They were shown some rare photographs by their cousin. (Passive Voice)
  • The subject of the given sentence is 'He'.​​
  • The object of the given sentence is 'A lot of coffee'. 
  • The subject will be put in place of the object and the object will be put in place of the subject.
  • And 'drank' will be changed into 'was drunk'. 
  • Lastly, the preposition 'by' will be added.
     

Correct Sentence: A lot of coffee was drunk by him before the marathon.

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