Q8
EnglishVoice, Narration & Sentence Transformation
Choose from the following options the appropriate passive form of the sentence: Napoleon made the impossible possible.
- a.Possible was made the impossible by Napoleon.
- b.The impossible was made possible by Napoleon.
- c.Napoleon was made the impossible by possible.
- d.The impossible has been made possible by Napoleon.
Answer: (B) The impossible was made possible by Napoleon.
The active sentence has the pattern subject + verb + object + object complement (Napoleon / made / the impossible / possible). In the passive the object becomes the subject, the verb becomes 'was made' in the same tense, and the complement stays next to the verb: 'The impossible was made possible by Napoleon' (B). Option D changes the tense from simple past to present perfect, and A and C mix up the subject, object and complement. Rule to remember: voice change never alters the tense; simple past active (made) always becomes was/were + past participle.