Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The interviewers were asking difficult questions.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Difficult questions were being asked by the interviewers.
About the given sentence:
Type of sentence: Assertive
Tense: Past Continuous tense
Voice: Active voice
Subject: The interviewers
Object: Difficult questions
Structure for conversion:
Active: Subject + was/were + verb (ing) + object...
Passive: Object + was/were + being + verb (IIIrd form) + by + subject...
Converted sentence: Difficult questions were being asked by the interviewers.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.