Question

Identify the correct passive voice form of the following sentence :-My mother cooks Italian food every Sunday.

• A. Every Sunday Italian food cooked by my mother.
• B. Italian food is cooked by my mother every Sunday.
• C. Italian food is being cooked by her every Sunday.
• D. Italian food was cooked by my mother every Sunday

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

To transform the given active voice sentence into passive voice, we need to follow certain grammatical rules. Let's break down the process using the given sentence:

1. Identify the Subject, Verb, and Object in the active sentence:
   • Subject: My mother
   • Verb: cooks
   • Object: Italian food
2. Formation of Passive Voice:
   • The object of the active sentence (Italian food) becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
   • The verb "cooks" is changed to the appropriate form of "to be" + past participle of "cook". "Cooks" is present simple, so the passive form is "is cooked".
   • The subject of the active sentence (my mother) becomes the agent and is introduced by "by".

   Thus, the sentence becomes: "Italian food is cooked by my mother every Sunday."

3. Verification of tense and meaning:
   • The original sentence is in the present simple tense, which describes habitual actions. The passive voice also reflects the present simple, maintaining the original meaning.
4. Evaluation of Options:
   1. Option 1: "Every Sunday Italian food cooked by my mother." Incorrect - This lacks the correct form of "to be" (is).
   2. Option 2: "Italian food is cooked by my mother every Sunday." Correct - Follows the passive voice structure as explained.
   3. Option 3: "Italian food is being cooked by her every Sunday." Incorrect - Uses present continuous tense instead of present simple.
   4. Option 4: "Italian food was cooked by my mother every Sunday." Incorrect - This is in the past tense, which changes the original tense/meaning.

Therefore, the correct passive voice form is: "Italian food is cooked by my mother every Sunday."