Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Shashi was enjoying the game.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct passive form of the given sentence "Shashi was enjoying the game" is The game was being enjoyed by Shashi.
The other options are incorrect because:
- The game is being enjoyed by Shashi uses the present progressive tense, while the original sentence is in the simple past tense.
- The game was enjoying by Shashi is grammatically incorrect. The verb "enjoying" is in the present participle form, but it is not used correctly in the passive voice.
- The game has been enjoyed by Shashi uses the present perfect tense, which is not typically used for actions that happen continuously.
- The game was enjoying is grammatically incorrect. The verb "enjoying" is in the present participle form, but it is not used correctly in the passive voice.