The tiger was killed the hunter.

Question

The tiger was killed the hunter.

1. A. With
2. B. By (Correct answer)
3. C. At
4. D. Of

Correct Answer

Option B — By

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is By.

Key Points

• In the passive voice, the person or thing performing the action — the agent — is introduced by by.
• Here the hunter does the killing, so the agent takes by.
• With would mark the *instrument* rather than the agent, and at and of have no agentive use at all.

Additional Information

• The distinction to hold on to: by introduces the doer, with the thing used. Both can appear in one sentence — the tiger killed by the hunter with a rifle.
• The full pattern is object + form of "be" + past participle + by + agent, and the agent is often dropped when unknown or unimportant.
• Other agentive uses worth grouping: *written by, discovered by, built by, directed by* — each naming the doer of a passive verb.