WBCS.LIVE practice question

Change the following sentence into the Passive Voice: 'Honey tastes sweet.'

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Honey is sweet when it is tasted.
  2. Honey is tasted sweet.
  3. Honey was sweet when tasted.
  4. Honey tastes sweet by us.

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Honey is sweet when it is tasted.

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) Honey is sweet when it is tasted. šŸ“š Explanation: This is a 'quasi-passive' sentence involving a stative verb. The standard passive transformation for such sentences follows the pattern: 'Subject + is/are + Adjective + when + it/they + is/are + V3'. This reflects that the quality (sweetness) is perceived during the action of tasting.