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English · Q132

Voice

Competitive Exams · English · question 132

Q132

The boy laughed at the beggar.

A.
The beggar was laughed by the boy.
B.
The beggar was being laughed by the boy.
C.
The beggar was being laughed at by the boy.
D.
The beggar was laughed at by the boy.
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
The beggar was laughed at by the boy.

Given sentence is in simple past tense and it is in active voice, we need to change it into passive voice.

Rule :
Subject + (was / were) + V3 + Optional Agents.