Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. "He helps the poor."
This question tests the ability to convert a sentence from active voice to passive voice, specifically focusing on the Simple Present Tense.
Understanding Active and Passive Voice
In the active voice, the subject performs the action. The sentence structure is typically Subject + Verb + Object.
In the passive voice, the subject receives the action. The focus shifts to the object of the active sentence. The structure is typically Object + Form of 'to be' + Past Participle of Verb + by + Subject.
Analyzing the Active Sentence
The given sentence is: "He helps the poor."
- Subject: He
- Verb: helps (Simple Present Tense)
- Object: the poor
Converting to Passive Voice (Simple Present Tense)
To convert this sentence to the passive voice, follow these steps:
- Make the object ("the poor") the new subject.
- Use the correct form of the verb "to be" according to the new subject and the original tense. Since "the poor" is plural and the tense is Simple Present, we use "are".
- Use the past participle of the main verb ("help"), which is "helped".
- Add the preposition "by" followed by the original subject ("him").
Applying these steps results in the sentence: "The poor are helped by him."
Evaluating the Options
- Option 1: "The poor are helped by him." - This correctly follows the rules for converting the Simple Present Tense active sentence to passive voice.
- Option 2: "The poor were helped by him." - This uses the Simple Past Tense ("were"), which is incorrect for the original Simple Present Tense sentence.
- Option 3: "The poor had been helped." - This uses the Past Perfect Tense ("had been helped") and omits the agent ("by him"), making it incorrect.
- Option 4: "The poor have helped." - This uses the Present Perfect Tense ("have helped") and keeps the structure somewhat active-like (though contextually confusing) rather than passive, and it omits the original subject.
Conclusion
Based on the grammatical rules for voice conversion in the Simple Present Tense, the sentence "The poor are helped by him." is the correct passive form.
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