Question

Choose the correct passive form of present form the options given below:
Cricket___________ played by Sania.

a) Is not
b) Are not
c) Does not
d) Do not

Answer 1

Hint: Tenses are used to describe the time of action performed by a subject. This does not refer to the exact time of time, in fact, it tells if the action has already taken place if it is going on, and so on. Three main forms of tenses are present, past, and future which is further subdivided.
Here, the question requires the present form of the tense (simple present), hence one of the options depicts the simple tense for the specific noun. The sentence is in a passive form where the format is “object + verb + subject”.

Complete answer:
Considering the options that we have in hand,
Is not: cricket is the object and is followed by “is” since it is referred to a single sport. The action is performed by Sania, who is the subject.
Eg: The window is not draped by the curtain.

Are not: The object is singular, hence the usage of “are” is wrong.
Eg: The East Prosecution Centre is known for its rectitude in judgment.

Does not: Does is often used in the active form for the above sentence.
Eg: Sania does not play cricket.

Do not: Do is often used with plural subjects and is used in the active form.
Eg: The boys do not listen when the gym is in order.

Hence, Option a, is not, is the answer best suited for the above question.

Note: In the active form of the above sentence, “does not” would be apt. But, here Cricket is referred to as the sport which the subject, Sania does not play.
The active form would have been “ Sania does not play cricket”.