Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Anant was recording a new song in his studio.
- AIn his studio Anant will record a new song.
- BA new song had been recorded by Anant in his studio.
- CIn his studio a new song was recorded by Anant.
- DA new song was being recorded by Anant in his studio.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The given sentence is in the Past Continuous Tense ("was recording").
The structure for changing Past Continuous Tense from active to passive voice is:
Active: Subject + was/were + V
ing
+ Object
Passive: Object + was/were + being + V
3
(Past Participle) + by + Subject
Applying this rule:
"A new song" (Object) + "was being" + "recorded" (V
3
) + "by Anant" (Subject) + "in his studio" (Adverbial).
Therefore, Option D is the correct passive form.
The structure for changing Past Continuous Tense from active to passive voice is:
Active: Subject + was/were + V
ing
+ Object
Passive: Object + was/were + being + V
3
(Past Participle) + by + Subject
Applying this rule:
"A new song" (Object) + "was being" + "recorded" (V
3
) + "by Anant" (Subject) + "in his studio" (Adverbial).
Therefore, Option D is the correct passive form.