Rewrite the following passage using the passive form in the present continuous tense.
New products_______ (introduce) by Amazon every month. How is it possible? Huge amounts of money_______ (spend) on advertisements. It is beyond doubt that beautiful models______ (use) to impress customers on hoardings and television channels. Expensive items______ (sold) a huge discounts. Not only that, goods______ (deliver) at your doorstep, once you have placed the order. What more can one want?
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Answer:
introduced , spent, used, sold , deliver ,
Explanation:
In this question, we are required to fill in the blanks using the passive form of the verb in the present continuous tense.
Let us understand the active and passive forms of a verb. Look at the following sentences:
- The boy eats the ice-cream.
- The ice cream is eaten by the boy.
In the first sentence, the verb is in its active form. It means that a subject is performing the verb and the object is undergoing the action.
In the second sentence, the verb is in its passive form. Here, we emphasize on the object, and the subject becomes secondary. Notice that an auxiliary is also brought into the sentence.
We can say that the passive form of a verb is structured like this: auxiliary + the past participle of the verb.
The auxiliary depends on the tense, but since it is given we have to use the present continuous tense, the structure of the passive form we use in the paragraph will be: is/am/are + being + the past participle of the verb.
All ready now!
Answer:
New products are being introduced by Amazon every month. How is it possible? Huge amounts of money are being spent on advertisements. It is beyond doubt that beautiful models are being used to impress customers on hoardings and television channels. Expensive items are being sold at huge discounts. Not only that, goods are being delivered at your doorstep, once you have placed the order. What more can one want?