Question

Which is the correct passive form of the following sentence :
Deepak writes a story.

• A. A story is written by Deepak.
• B. A story will be written by Deepak.
• C. A story was written by Deepak.
• D. A story shall be written by Deepak.

Hint:

Active sentence: Subject + Verb (V_active) + Object Passive sentence: Object_active + Auxiliary 'be' (matching tense) + Past Participle (V3) of V_active + by + Subject_active. Active: "Deepak writes a story."
Tense: Simple Present (writes)
Subject: Deepak
Object: a story Passive construction:
New subject: A story
Auxiliary 'be' for simple present, singular subject: is
Past participle of 'write': written
Agent: by Deepak Passive: "A story is written by Deepak." If the active sentence were "Deepak {wrote} a story" (Simple Past), then the passive would be "A story {was} written by Deepak."

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Concept: To convert an active voice sentence to passive voice: 1. The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. 2. The main verb is changed to its past participle form (V3). 3. The auxiliary verb "to be" is used before the past participle, and its tense should match the tense of the active sentence. 4. The subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the preposition "by" in the passive sentence (or is sometimes omitted if unimportant). Step 1: Identify the subject, verb, and object of the active sentence Active sentence: "Deepak writes a story."
Subject: Deepak
Verb: writes (Simple Present Tense, base form "write")
Object: a story Step 2: Change the object to the subject The new subject is "A story". Step 3: Change the verb to the passive form (auxiliary "to be" + past participle) The active verb is "writes" (Simple Present Tense). The passive form for Simple Present Tense is: is/am/are + past participle (V3). The past participle of "write" is "written". Since the new subject "A story" is singular, we use "is". So, the passive verb form is "is written". Step 4: Add the original subject as the object of "by" The original subject "Deepak" becomes "by Deepak". Step 5: Combine to form the passive sentence "A story is written by Deepak." Step 6: Evaluate the given options
(1) A story is written by Deepak. This is in the Simple Present Passive tense and correctly transforms the active sentence. This is the correct passive form.
(2) A story will be written by Deepak. This is Future Simple Passive. The active sentence is not future tense.
(3) A story was written by Deepak. This is Simple Past Passive. The active sentence "Deepak writes a story" is Simple Present, not Simple Past ("Deepak wrote a story"). While this option is circled in the image, it does not match the tense of the original active sentence.
(4) A story shall be written by Deepak. This is Future Simple Passive (using "shall" which is less common for third person). The correct passive form for "Deepak writes a story" (Simple Present Active) is "A story is written by Deepak" (Simple Present Passive).