Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence:
The college canteen does not accept online payments on Sundays.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Online payments are not accepted by the college canteen on Sundays.
Passive of a negative sentence (simple present):
| Change | Active | Passive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object becomes subject | online payments | Online payments | Online payments receive the action, so they become the subject. |
| Tense and “not” kept | does not accept | are not accepted | “Does not accept” is the simple present negative, so the passive stays in the simple present: is / are + not + past participle (V3). “Does” goes. “Are” because the payments are many. |
| Agent (by ...) | The college canteen | by the college canteen | The canteen is named, so the doer comes after “by”. |
| Full sentence | The college canteen does not accept online payments on Sundays. | Online payments are not accepted by the college canteen on Sundays. |
Negatives in the simple past work the same way: did not + verb → was / were not + V3. Example: The guard did not open the side gate. → The side gate was not opened by the guard.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Online payments do not accepted by the college canteen on Sundays. — Incorrect. “Do” is a helper of the active. A passive needs “are not” before the V3.
Option 2: On Sundays, online payments were not accepted by the college canteen. — Incorrect. “Were not accepted” is the simple past. The active “does not accept” is the simple present.
Option 4: Online payments is not accepted by the college canteen on Sundays. — Incorrect. “Is” does not agree with the plural “payments”. It must be “are”.