Question

Who wrote King Lear?
(Change the voice)

• A. Who has written King Lear?
• B. By whom was King Lear written?
• C. King Lear written by whom?
• D. Who King Lear wrote?

Hint:

For WH-questions in the Simple Past Active Voice, \[ \boxed{\text{By whom + was/were + Object + V}_3\text{?}} \] is the standard passive voice structure.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Identify the voice of the sentence. The sentence \[ \text{``Who wrote \textit{King Lear}?''} \] is in the Active Voice. Here,
• Subject : Who
• Verb : wrote
• Object : King Lear

Step 2: Apply the rule for changing the voice. For an interrogative sentence in the Simple Past Tense, \[ \boxed{\text{By whom + was + Object + Past Participle?}} \] The past participle of write is written.

Step 3: Analyse the options.
• (A) Incorrect. The tense has been changed.
• (B) Correct. It follows the correct passive voice structure.
• (C) Incorrect. The sentence is grammatically incomplete.
• (D) Incorrect. It is not a valid interrogative sentence.

Step 4: Final conclusion. \[ \boxed{\text{By whom was \textit{King Lear} written?}} \] Hence, the correct option is \(\boxed{(B)}\).