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

AJohn arranged the books in the shelf.

BThe books was arranging by John.

CThe books in the shelf were being arranged by John.

DThe books in the shelf was being arranged by John.

Answer:

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

Read Explanation:

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. ✅

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A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.

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