Change the voice: Active: Are you giving food to the hungry child?
2023
Change the voice:
Active:
Are you giving food to the hungry child?
- A.
Is the hungry child being given food by you?
- B.
Is the hungry child given food by you?
- C.
Does the hungry child get food by you?
- D.
Has the hungry child been given food by you?
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Correct answer: A
Correct passive form: Is the hungry child being given food by you?
Steps to form the present continuous passive:
Identify the object in the active sentence: "the hungry child", which becomes the subject in the passive.
Use the present continuous passive structure: object + is/are + being + past participle + by + subject.
Apply to the sentence: object = "the hungry child" → "Is the hungry child being given food by you?"
Notes on alternatives:
"Is the hungry child given food by you?" uses simple present passive, not present continuous passive, so it does not match the tense/aspect of the original sentence.
"Does the hungry child get food by you?" is incorrect because it uses the auxiliary "does" and the verb "get," and it does not form the present continuous passive. The word order and auxiliary are wrong for converting the given continuous action.
"Has the hungry child been given food by you?" is present perfect passive, which implies a completed action. The original asks about an ongoing action, so present continuous passive is required.
Alternative natural phrasing: Is food being given to the hungry child by you? (This keeps the continuous passive and places "food" as the subject instead.)
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