Question
Download Solution PDFPick the passive form of the sentence given below from the options
They were beating the boy.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is '1' i.e. The boy was being beaten by them .
Key Points
- The given sentence is in the past continuous tense, which describes an action that was happening at a specific time in the past.
- To convert a sentence from active to passive voice in past continuous tense, the structure is Subject + was/were + being + past participle + by + agent.
- In this case, "The boy" is the subject, "was being beaten" is the past continuous passive form, and "by them" indicates the agent.
Correct sentence: The boy was being beaten by them.
Additional Information
- Past Simple Passive:
- Structure: Subject + was/were + past participle + by + agent.
- Example: The book was read by him.
- Usage: Describes an action completed in the past.
- Present Continuous Passive:
- Structure: Subject + am/is/are + being + past participle + by + agent.
- Example: The cake is being baked by her.
- Usage: Describes an action currently in progress.
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