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Select the correct passive voice form of the given sentence:

A famous author wrote this novel in 2010.

Options

A

This novel was being written by a famous author in 2010.

B

This novel has been written by a famous author in 2010.

C

This novel is written by a famous author in 2010.

D

This novel was written by a famous author in 2010.

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Correct Answer :

Option D

This novel was written by a famous author in 2010.

This building was designed by my brother in 2025.

Solution :

The correct answer is: "This novel was written by a famous author in 2010."

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Analyze the Active Sentence:
Given sentence: "A famous author wrote this novel in 2010."
- Subject: A famous author
- Verb: wrote (Simple Past Tense, V2)
- Object: this novel
- Time expression: in 2010

2. Rule for Simple Past Tense in Passive Voice:
Active Form: Subject + Verb (Past Tense / V2) + Object
Passive Form: Object + was / were + Past Participle (V3) + by + Subject

3. Apply the Rule Step-by-Step:
- Make the object "This novel" the new subject of the sentence.
- Use the auxiliary verb "was" because "This novel" is singular.
- Use the third form / past participle of the verb "wrote", which is "written".
- Add "by a famous author" to indicate who performed the action.
- Keep the prepositional time modifier "in 2010" intact.

Combining all elements results in: "This novel was written by a famous author in 2010."

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