Change the following sentence from Active Voice to Passive Voice: Some local…

Active sentence: Some local residents were helping the wounded soldier.

• Identify the verb and its aspect: "were helping" is past continuous.

• Make the object the new subject and keep the continuous aspect: use "was being" + past participle.

• Add the original subject after "by" as the agent: "by some local residents."

• Ensure verb agreement with the new subject: "the wounded soldier" is singular, so use "was being" not "were being."

Correct passive sentence: The wounded soldier was being helped by some local residents.

Why the other choices are not the best direct conversions:

• "Some local residents were being helped by the wounded soldier" — This reverses the meaning: it says the wounded soldier helped the residents instead of residents helping the soldier.

• "The wounded soldier was helped by some local residents" — This is passive and clear but uses simple past (was helped), which loses the original past continuous aspect (were helping).

• "Help was being given to the wounded soldier by some local residents" — This is grammatically acceptable and keeps a progressive sense, but it changes the verb into a noun phrase (help) and shifts the focus; it is not the direct passive of the original verb phrase.

Conclusion: The best direct passive transformation that preserves meaning and aspect is: The wounded soldier was being helped by some local residents.