alleryThe passive of "The boy broke the glass." is:
AThe glass broke the boy.
BThe glass was broken by the boy.
CThe boy was broken by glass.
DThe glass is breaking the boy.
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The glass was broken by the boy.
1. In a passive clause the subject is the patient of the verb.
2. The patient here is "the glass", so it becomes the subject.
3. The verb becomes "was broken", and the agent follows with "by".
4. So the passive is "The glass was broken by the boy."
**Why not the others:** The other options reverse the roles or change the meaning of the sentence.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Passive voice", section "introduction" (revision 1376027378)_
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