Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The government is distributing free food grains among the poor
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Free food grains are being distributed among the poor by the government.
- The subject of the sentence is 'The government' and the object of the sentence is 'food grains'. 'among the poor' is a prepositional phrase.
- In the passive, the subject of the sentence becomes the object and the object of the sentence becomes the subject.
- Also, the verb of the sentence is 'is distributing' which is in the present continuous tense. So, in the passive voice, it becomes 'be (forms) +being+ V3'
- Also, the prepositional phrase to be written after the main verb.