Direction: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Austin kept the cake in the refrigerator.

Explanation

The correct answer is "The cake was kept in the refrigerator by Austin." Key Points The given sentence is in the Active Voice. As per the given question, we have to change it intothe Passive Voice. The structure of the given sentence is as follows: Subject + V2 + Object. (Active Voice) Subject (objective case)+ was/were + V3 + Object (subjective case). (Passive Voice) Example: Their cousin showed them some rare photographs. (Active Voice) They were shown some rare photographs by their cousin. (Passive Voice) The subject of the given sentence is 'Austin'. The object of the given sentence is 'cake'. The subject will be put in place of the object and the object will be put in place of the subject. Kept' will be changed into 'was kpet'. "Cake" is a singular subject and we must use "was" with it. The preposition "by" is used to indicate the doer of the action in the passive voice. Therefore, as per the points mentioned above, we find that the correct answer is Option 2. Correct sentence: The cake was kept in the refrigerator by Austin.