Question

Choose the correct passive form of present tense from the options given below:
_ _ _ _ ice cream _ _ _ here?
a)Does/sell
b)Is/sold
c)do/sold
d)Is/sell

Answer 1

Hint: The sentence in passive voice focuses on the person or thing that receives an action rather than the person/thing that performs the action.

Complete answer:

The basic structure of the passive voice is:
the appropriate form of the verb + past participle. Option a, suggests “does” for the first blank and “sell” for the second. “Does” is the third person singular form of “do”. So, ‘does’ cannot be used. Thus, option ‘a’ is incorrect.
Option b suggests ‘is’ for the first blank and ‘sold’ for the second one. ‘Is” is in the present tense and here it acts as a verb. It is correct. Now let us look at the second blank. As the sentence is in the passive voice, therefore, past participle form will be used here, i.e., “sold” Thus, option ‘b’ is the correct answer.
Option c suggests ‘do’ for the first blank and ‘sold’ for the second. ‘Do’ means to perform an action, it must be followed by a noun that is capable of performing an action, ice cream cannot perform an action on its own. Thus, the option ‘c’ is incorrect.
Option d suggests ‘is’ for the first blank and ‘sell’ for the second. As mentioned above, the first blank is correct but for the second blank, past participle must be used. Here, the present form of the verb is used. Thus, option ‘d’ is incorrect.

Note: Though option b, c, d have one correct blank but, the other is incorrect. Be careful and look at both the blanks before choosing the answer.