Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
This institute is offering a new online course in Entrepreneurship.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. A new online course in Entrepreneurship is being offered by this institute.
- In the active voice, the subject acts as the verb, whereas in the passive voice, the focus shifts to the object, which receives the action.
- Here, "This institute" is the subject, "is offering" is the verb, and "a new online course in Entrepreneurship" is the object. To construct the passive voice, we make the object of the active sentence the subject of the passive sentence. Therefore, "a new online course in Entrepreneurship" has become a new subject.
- Since the active sentence is in the present continuous tense ("is offering"), the passive form will use "is being offered."
- Include the original subject at the end of the passive sentence, preceded by the word "by" to indicate who is performing the action. This maintains the sentence's meaning while shifting the focus to the action being received.
- Passive sentence "A new online course in Entrepreneurship is being offered by this institute."