Question

Choose the correct passive form of present tense from the options given below:
Cricket ___ played by Sania.

• A. is not
• B. are not
• C. does not
• D. do not

Answer 1

The correct option is A is not

A sentence in passive voice focuses on the person or thing that receives an action rather than the person/thing that performs the action.
For example, 'My room was cleaned by me.'
The basic structure of passive voice is:
the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participle
Option A: The given sentence states a fact (in the negative), hence it's in simple present tense. So, the simple present form of 'to be', 'is' is used. (The simple present tense states a general fact or a usual habit.)
'Is not played' is the appropriate structure, formed by the simple present tense verb 'is' + the negative (not) + past participle (played). Hence option A is correct.
Option B: 'Are' in 'are not' is a plural verb which must be used for a plural subject. (The subject and verb must agree with one another in number.) But the subject here "Cricket" is singular. Hence B is incorrect.
Options C and D: 'Does' and 'do' are verbs in the active form (does is a form of 'do' in the present tense). The word 'do' itself means 'to perform an action'. These words are not used in the passive voice.
Hence options C and D are incorrect.