Direction: Select the option that is the (Active/passive) form of the given sentence.
A campus fire in California caused the death of at least twenty-three persons

Options

A. The death of at least twenty three persons caused a c ampus fire in California
B. The death of at least twenty three persons was caused by a fire in California.
C. The death of at least twenty three persons will be caused in a campus fire in California
D. At least twenty three person’s death was caused in a campus fire in California.

Explanation

(b) The death of at least twenty three persons was caused by a fire in California. (Correct) (a) T he death of at least twenty three persons caused a campus fire in California. ( Meaning has changed) (c) The death of at least twenty three persons w ill be caused in a campus fire in California. (Tense has changed) (d) At least twenty three person’s death was caused in a campus fire in California. (Incorrect subject)