Identify correct passive voice.
A Five men were arrested and one was fined.
B Five men was arrested and one was fined.
C Five men were being arrested and one was fined.
D Five men were arrested and one was fined.
Solution
Correct Answer: Option A
- বাক্যটি Simple Past Tense-এর Passive Voice-এ গঠিত।
- Passive Voice-এর গঠন হলো: Subject + auxiliary verb (was/were) + main verb-এর past participle form।
- বাক্যের প্রথম অংশে "Five men" একটি plural subject, তাই এর সাথে plural verb 'were' ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
- দ্বিতীয় অংশে "one" একটি singular subject, তাই এর সাথে singular verb 'was' ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
- 'arrest' এবং 'fine' উভয়ের past participle form যথাক্রমে 'arrested' এবং 'fined' ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
- সুতরাং, subject-verb agreement অনুযায়ী "Five men were arrested and one was fined" বাক্যটি সঠিক।