Identify the correct Passive Voice form of the following sentence from the options given.

The committee took up the next item for discussion.

The next item was taken up for discussion by the committee.

The correct answer is Option (2) - The next item was taken up for discussion by the committee.

To convert an active voice sentence into passive voice, follow these steps:

1. Identify the subject, verb, and object:

   • Active: The committee (subject) took up (verb) the next item (object) for discussion.

2. Move the object to the subject position:

   • The next item...

3. Change the verb to the appropriate passive form:

   • The verb "took up" (simple past) changes to "was taken up" in the passive voice.

4. Add the agent (if necessary):

   • by the committee (optional but commonly included).

Thus, the correct passive sentence is: "The next item was taken up for discussion by the committee."