Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Each member of the literary club submitted various literary works for the magazine.

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SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 25 Jul 2023 Shift 4)

Various literary works had been submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine.
Various literary works are submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine.
Various literary works were submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine.
Various literary works were being submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: Various literary works were submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine.

Key Points

The given sentence is written in the simple past tense. For simple past tense, we use this structure:
- Active Voice: Subject + Simple Past Tense Verb + Object
- Passive Voice: Object + "was/were" + Past Participle (simple past tense form) + (By + Agent)
The sentence is in active voice, where the subject (each member of the literary club) performs the action (submitted various literary works).
To convert it into passive voice, we need to make the object (various literary works) the subject, and the subject (each member of the literary club) the object of the preposition "by."
The sentence in passive voice will start with the object (various literary works), followed by a form of the verb "to be" (were), and the past participle of the main verb (submitted).
The preposition "by" will introduce the doer of the action (each member of the literary club).