Question

"The maid is sweeping the floor". Change into passive voice

• A. The floor is being swept by the maid.
• B. The floor was being swept by the maid.
• C. The floor is swept by the maid.
• D. The floor is sweeping by the maid.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. The floor is being swept by the maid.

Active Voice:

• Subject: The maid

• Verb: is sweeping

• Object: the floor

Passive Voice Conversion:

1. The object (the floor) becomes the subject of the sentence.

2. The verb changes into the appropriate passive form. In this case, the active verb "is sweeping" (present continuous tense) changes to "is being swept."

3. The original subject (the maid) is placed at the end, preceded by "by."

Incorrect options:

• "The floor was being swept by the maid": This would be past continuous, but the original sentence is in the present continuous tense.

• "The floor is swept by the maid": This is in the simple present tense, not the present continuous.

• "The floor is sweeping by the maid": This is grammatically incorrect, as "sweeping" can't be used in this way.