Standard English Primary 5 Grammar

The strong wind broke the window during the storm. Change the sentence to passive voice. The window _______ by the strong wind during the storm.

A was broken
B is broken
C were broken
D had broken
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Step 1 — Active structure: The strong wind (subject) + broke (simple past) + the window (object). Step 2 — New passive subject: "The window" (singular). Step 3 — Passive auxiliary: singular + simple past → "was". Step 4 — Past participle of irregular verb "break" → "broken" (not "broke"). Step 5 — Agent: "by the strong wind". Passive sentence: "The window was broken by the strong wind during the storm."

Correct answer: was broken

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