Find the correct active/ passive voice for the given sentence in passive/ active voice from the given alternatives.

The farmers were receiving government's subsidies.

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  1. Government's subsidies are being received by the farmers.
  2. Government's subsidies were received by the farmers.
  3. Government's subsidies were not being received by the farmers.
  4. Government's subsidies were being received by the farmers.

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Option 4 : Government's subsidies were being received by the farmers.
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The correct answer is - "Government's subsidies were being received by the farmers".

Key Points

  • From the given options, the most appropriate answer is "Government's subsidies were being received by the farmers."
  • Given sentence is in Active Voice.
  • We have to change it in Passive Voice (Past Continuous Tense).
    • Structure - Object + was/were + being + Verb (3rd form) + Subject.
      • Example - We were being played in the ground.

 So the correct option is Option 4

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