Choose the appropriate passive voice form of the sentence given below:

This pot contains ink

(A) Ink has been contained in this pot.
(B) Ink contains this pot.
(C) Ink is contained in this pot.
(D) This pot is containing ink.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(C) Only

The correct answer is Option (1) → (C) Only

To convert the sentence "This pot contains ink" into passive voice, follow these steps:

1. Identify the object → "Ink" (object in active voice).
2. Change the object into the subject → "Ink" comes first in passive voice.
3. Use the correct passive verb form:
   • The active sentence is in simple present tense (contains).
   • The passive form of simple present is is/am/are + past participle.
   • The past participle of "contain" is "contained".
4. Form the passive sentence → "Ink is contained in this pot."

OTHER OPTIONS

• (A) "Ink has been contained in this pot."  (Incorrect tense; "has been" suggests present perfect, which is not in the original sentence.)
• (B) "Ink contains this pot."  (Incorrect word order; it changes the meaning completely.)
• (D) "This pot is containing ink."  (Incorrect; "is containing" is not a valid passive form for simple present.)