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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice Robin rolled the marble through a small plastic pipe

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice
Robin rolled the marble through a small plastic pipe
  1. The marble was rolled by Robin in a small plastic pipe
  2. A small plastic pipe was rolled through a marble by Robin
  3. The marble was rolled through a small plastic pipe by Robin
  4. The marble through a small plastic pipe was rolled by Robin

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C - The marble was rolled through a small plastic pipe by Robin
Object 'the marble' becomes subject, verb becomes 'was rolled', and the preposition 'through' is kept with the agent 'by Robin' at the end. The 'in a small plastic pipe' version changes 'through' to 'in'; 'A small plastic pipe was rolled through a marble' reverses the meaning; 'The marble through a small plastic pipe was rolled' has wrong word order.

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