Select the passive form of the given sentence. The manager keeps the work…

Steps to form the passive voice:

1. Identify the subject and object in the active sentence. Example: The manager keeps the work pending. Subject: the manager. Object: the work.

2. Make the object of the active sentence the subject of the passive sentence.

3. Choose the correct auxiliary verb for the original tense. For simple present use is/am/are + past participle (V3). Here, "work" is singular/uncountable, so use "is."

4. Use the past participle (third form) of the main verb. The past participle of "keep" is "kept."

5. Optionally add the agent with "by" (the original subject).

Applying these steps gives the passive sentence: The work is kept pending by the manager.

Why the other sentence forms are incorrect:

• "The work are being kept pending by the manager." — Incorrect subject-verb agreement and wrong aspect; "work" requires "is" and the progressive "being kept" does not match the simple present of the active sentence.

• "The work was kept pending by the manager." — This is past tense and changes the time reference; the active sentence is present simple, so the passive should also be present simple.

• "The work has been kept pending by the manager" — This uses present perfect and alters the tense/meaning; it does not match the simple present tense of the active sentence.