WBCS.LIVE practice question

Change the voice (Active/passive): People once believed that the sun was a God.

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

Answer options

  1. The sun is one being believed to be a God.
  2. The sun has once been believed to be a God.
  3. It was onece believed that the sun was a God.
  4. It is one believed that the sun is a God.

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: It was onece believed that the sun was a God.

Explanation: Context: In passive voice, when the subject is unknown or general (people), we begin with ‘It was believed that......’. 1. The sun is one being believed to be a God. ❌ – grammatically incorrect. 2. The sun has once been believed to be a God. ❌ – wrong tense. 3. It was once believed that the sun was a God. ✅ – correct structure and tense. 4. It is one believed that the sun is a God. ❌ – meaningless. Correct Sentence/Example Sentence: It was once believed that the sun was a God.