To transform the sentence from active to passive voice, let's analyze the original sentence: "He is not driving a car." Here, the sentence is in the present continuous tense. To convert this into the passive voice, follow these steps:
- Identify the subject, verb, and object:
- Subject: He
- Verb: is not driving
- Object: a car
- Formulate the passive structure: In passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. For present continuous tense, the structure is:
Subject + is/am/are + being + past participle + by + agent (optional)
- Apply the passive structure:
- The object "a car" becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
- The verb "is not driving" changes to "is not being driven" (as "drive" becomes "driven" in past participle form).
- The subject "he" becomes the agent, introduced by "by."
Correct Answer: A car is not being driven by him
Let's evaluate the options:
- A car is not being driven by him: Correct, as it follows the passive structure for present continuous tense.
- A car is not driven by him: Incorrect, as this form is present simple tense, not present continuous.
- A car was not being driven by him: Incorrect, as it implies past continuous tense.
- A car was not been driven by him: Incorrect, as it is grammatically incorrect; "was been" is not a valid construction.
Hence, the correct transformation is "A car is not being driven by him."