Read the following sentence and from the options given below identify its correct passive form.
Your story does not interest me.
To convert the active voice sentence into the passive voice, we need to change theĀ object of the active sentence ("me") to the subject of the passive sentence ("I"). The verb "interest" should be changedĀ into a passive form. Since the original verb is "does not interest" (present simple, negative), the passive form uses "am not interested" (present simple passive, negative).
The subject of the given sentence ("your story") becomes the agent in the passive sentence, typically introduced by a preposition. The verb "interest" in English, when used in the passive, is followed by the preposition "in" to indicate what causes the interest.
Thus, the correct passive form is: "I am not interested in your story." [OptionĀ B]
Option A:Ā Ā The preposition "by" is typically used in passive constructions to indicate the agent performing the action (e.g., "The book was written by the author"). Using "by" is incorrect here.
Option C:Ā The preposition "at" cannot be used with the verb "interested" in this context. "At" might be used with other verbs (e.g., "look at"), but it is grammatically incorrect here.
Option D: The preposition "to" cannot beĀ used with "interested" in this context. Additionally, if "to" were used as a preposition, it should be followed by a verb; Eg:Ā "interested to hear your story" .Ā
Create a FREE account and get: