Question

The passive voice of “Are you organizing this debate ?” is

• A. Has this debate being organized by you ?
• B. Is this debate been organized by you ?
• C. Have this debate being organized by you ?
• D. Is this debate being organized by you ?

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Is this debate being organized by you ?

Understanding the Transformation from Active to Passive Voice

• The active voice sentence, "Are you organizing this debate?", is in the Present Continuous Tense.
• To convert a sentence from active to passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. In this case, "this debate" (object) becomes the subject.
• The verb form changes. For Present Continuous Tense, the structure in passive voice is: is/am/are + being + past participle.
• The subject of the active sentence ("you") becomes the object in the passive sentence, preceded by "by".
• The question form is maintained. Since the original sentence is a question starting with an auxiliary verb ("Are"), the passive sentence will also start with an auxiliary verb.
• Therefore, "this debate" (singular subject in passive voice) takes "is" as the auxiliary verb.
• Combining these elements, we get: "Is this debate being organized by you?"

Key Points for Competitive Exams

• Tense Consistency: Always ensure the tense of the original sentence is correctly maintained in its passive form. Present Continuous (Active) becomes Present Continuous Passive.
• Subject-Verb Agreement: The verb in the passive sentence must agree with the new subject (which was the object in the active sentence).
• Auxiliary Verbs: Pay close attention to the correct auxiliary verbs (is, am, are, was, were, has, have, had, will, shall, etc.) and the use of "being" or "been" in continuous and perfect tenses, respectively.
• Past Participle: The main verb in the passive voice is always in its past participle form (e.g., organized, written, seen).
• "By" Phrase: The original subject often appears as the object of the preposition "by" in the passive sentence. This phrase can sometimes be omitted if the doer of the action is unknown or unimportant.
• Interrogative Sentences: For questions, the structure typically starts with the auxiliary verb, followed by the subject, then "being/been" (if applicable), the past participle, and finally the "by" phrase.