Question

The hermit was digging the ground. Voice Change

Answer 1

the ground was being dug by the hermit

Answer 2

The ground was being dug by the hermit

Explanation:

• While converting a sentence in the active voice to the passive voice:
• The object becomes the subject in the passive voice.  
• The tense of the verb ‘to be’ should be maintained the same as it is in the active voice.  
• The verb in the active voice sentence is changed to its past participle form in the passive sentence.
• While changing a verb in the present continuous form in the active voice to the passive voice, the general format is:

Active voice: Subject + to be (is/are/am) + -ing form of a verb + object

Passive voice: Object + to be (is/are/am) + being + past participle verb form + subject

The verb ‘digging’ in the given sentence is in the present continuous form which denotes an action is still ongoing. To maintain the present continuous form of a tense, the verb ‘digging’ is changed to ‘being dug’ in the passive form.