SSC Selection Post 2019 PYQ — Question 5

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level - 16 Oct 2019 - Shift 2 • English • Q5

Select the correct Passive Voice form of the sentence.

The young man was playing a guitar at the restaurant.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2, i.e. A guitar was being played at the restaurant by the young man.

Type of sentence: Assertive
Tense: Past Continuous
Given voice: Active
Subject: The young man
Object: a guitar

Structure for conversion:
Active: Subject + was/were + verb-ing + object
Passive: Object + was/were + being + past participle (V3) + by + subject

Converted sentence: A guitar was being played at the restaurant by the young man.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.