Choose the correct active form of the sentence: 'A letter is being written by the citizen.'
The citizen is writing a letter.
The given sentence is in the present continuous passive:
Object + is/are being + past participle + by + subject.
Its active counterpart is:
Subject + is/are + verb-ing + object.
Applying this:
A letter is being written by the citizen. → The citizen is writing a letter.
The other options change the tense:
(A) 'writes' — simple present.
(C) 'wrote' — simple past.
(D) 'has written' — present perfect.
Only option (B) preserves the original present continuous tense.
Hence, the correct active form is option 2.
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