Direction: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

My father is reading the newspaper.

Question

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SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 27 Jul 2023 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is "The newspaper is being read by my father."

Key Points

The given sentence is in the Present Continuous Tense and in Active Voice.
The rule for changing a Present Continuous Tense from Active voice to Passive voice or Passive to Active Voice:
Interchange the object and subject with each other, i.e. object of the active sentence become the subject of the passive sentence.
Structure:
- Subject + is/am/are + v1 + ing+ object (Active Voice)
- Object + is/am/are + being + V3 + by Subject (Passive Voice)
Example:
- Esha is singing a song. (Active Voice)
- A song is being sung by Esha. (Passive Voice)
The subject of the given sentence is 'My father.'
The object of the given sentence is 'newspaper.'
The subject will be put in place of the object and the object will be put in place of the subject.
And 'is reading will be changed into 'is being read.'
"Newspaper" is a singular noun so we must "is" with it.
"By my father" is added to indicate who is performing the action.
The correct answer is option 1.