Standard English Primary 5 Grammar

The pupils water the plants every day. Change the sentence to passive voice. The plants _______ every day.

A are watered by the pupils
B is watered by the pupils
C were watered by the pupils
D watered by the pupils
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Step 1 — Identify active structure: Subject (The pupils) + Verb (water, simple present) + Object (the plants). Step 2 — Swap: Object becomes new subject → "The plants" (plural). Step 3 — Passive auxiliary: plural subject + simple present → "are". Step 4 — Past participle of "water" → "watered". Step 5 — Original subject becomes agent: "by the pupils". Full passive: "The plants are watered by the pupils every day."

Correct answer: are watered by the pupils

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