Question

Choose the correct passive form from the given options:
Thousands of kites _________ at the International Kite Festival.

• A. Being exhibited
• B. Are being exhibited
• C. Exhibited
• D. Will exhibit

Answer 1

The correct option is B Are being exhibited

NOTE: As the subject 'kites' can't perform an action we can say that the sentence is in the passive voice. It is obvious that some people are exhibiting the kites, but the names of the people are not given. Hence, the given sentence is in the passive voice.

If the sentence was in the active voice, it would be: 'People are exhibiting thousands of kites at the International Kites Festival.'

Option A - 'Being exhibited' is incorrect as there is no auxiliary or helping verb to explain the state of being of the subject. To form a sentence in the present continuous tense in the passive voice, we need 'is/am/are' and 'being' to explain the continuous tense and the verb in the past participle form. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option C - 'Exhibited' is the past form of the verb which can be used in the active voice to form a sentence in the simple past tense. Hence, option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'Will exhibit' can be used in the active voice to form a sentence in the simple future tense. Hence, option D is incorrect.

Option B - 'Are being exhibited' can be used here as the given subject is plural and 'being' is used to explain continuous tense with the past participle form of the verb 'exhibited'. Hence, option B is the correct answer.

'Thousands of kites are being exhibited at the International Kite Festival.'