Choose the correct option to change the given sentence into Passive Voice:
"Some boys were helping the wounded lady".
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The wounded lady was being helped by some boys.
- The given sentence "Some boys were helping the wounded lady" is in the past continuous tense (were helping).
- The passive voice structure for past continuous tense is:
Object + was/were + being + past participle + by + subject. - "The wounded lady" becomes the subject.
- "Was being helped" is the correct verb form in passive voice.
"The wounded lady was being helped by some boys."
OTHER OPTIONS
"The wounded lady was helped by some boys." → Incorrect, as it is in simple past tense, not past continuous.
"The wounded lady were being helped by some boys." → Incorrect, "were" should be "was" (singular subject).
"The wounded lady has been being helped by some boys." → Incorrect, "has been being" is grammatically incorrect in this context.