Correct Answer:
A. I was given a book by her
To change the sentence 'She gave me a book' from active to passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
- In the original sentence, 'She' is the subject, 'gave' is the verb, 'me' is the indirect object, and 'a book' is the direct object.
- The correct passive transformation, 'I was given a book by her,' uses 'I' (from 'me') as the new subject, followed by the past passive verb 'was given,' and retains 'a book' as the direct object, with 'by her' indicating the original agent.
- 'She was given a book' incorrectly keeps 'She' as the subject, altering the original meaning.
- 'A book is given by her to me' uses the wrong tense (present instead of past).
- 'I was given her a book' is grammatically incorrect.
This transformation correctly shifts the focus from the doer of the action to the receiver.