Question

'John was arranging the books in the shelf.' Change into passive voice.

• A. John arranged the books in the shelf.
• B. The books was arranging by John.
• C. The books in the shelf were being arranged by John.
• D. The books in the shelf was being arranged by John.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The books in the shelf were being arranged by John.

The original sentence is in the Past Continuous Tense:

John was arranging the books in the shelf.

Structure:

• Active: Subject + was/were + V-ing + Object

• Passive: Object + was/were being + Past Participle (V³) + by + Subject

Thus:

The books in the shelf were being arranged by John. ✅