'The villagers believed that he was an honest leader.' Passive form of this sentence is:
এই বাক্যটির passive form হলো 'He was believed to be an honest leader'। যখন active voice-এ 'believe', 'think', 'know', 'say', 'report' ইত্যাদি verb + object + that-clause থাকে, তখন passive করার সময় 'that' বাদ দিয়ে object-কে subject বানিয়ে verb-এর passive রূপ (is/was believed) এবং তারপর to + infinitive (to be) ব্যবহার করা হয়।
Passive Voice Transformation (Reporting Verbs):
Structure: Subject + Reporting Verb + Object + that + Clause
Active: People believe that he is an honest leader.
Passive (Method 1): It is believed that he is an honest leader.
Passive (Method 2 - Preferred for this question): He is believed to be an honest leader.
Explanation of Method 2:
- Active voice-এর object ('he') passive voice-এর subject হয়।
- Reporting verb-এর passive রূপ হয় (is/was believed)।
- এরপর to + infinitive (মূল verb-এর present form) বসে। যদি মূল clause-এ 'is/am/are' থাকে, তবে 'to be' হবে; যদি 'was/were' থাকে, তবে 'to have been' হবে; যদি present perfect বা past perfect থাকে, তবে 'to have been' হবে।
প্রদত্ত বাক্য: 'The villagers believed that he was an honest leader.'
Passive: He (object) + was believed (passive verb) + to be (infinitive of 'was') + an honest leader.