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Difficulty: MediumActive and Passive Voice Transformation

Complete the sentence below by providing the correct passive verb phrase that completes the transformation of the active sentence into the passive voice.

Answer:Active: The newly appointed committee is currently investigating the financial discrepancies.
Passive: The financial discrepancies 【are currently being investigated】 by the newly appointed committee.

Answer

are currently being investigated (or are being investigated)
The active sentence uses the present continuous tense ('is currently investigating'). To transform this into the passive voice while maintaining tense, aspect, and correct subject-verb concord with the plural noun 'discrepancies', the verb phrase must take the form 'are (currently) being investigated'.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the tense and aspect of the main verb in the active sentence.
The active verb 'is investigating' is in the present continuous tense.
Passive transformation requires maintaining the exact tense and aspect of the original active sentence.
2
Identify the new subject in the passive sentence and establish subject-verb concord.
The new subject is 'The financial discrepancies', which is plural.
The auxiliary verb must agree in number with the new passive subject, requiring 'are' instead of 'is'.
3
Form the present continuous passive verb phrase structure (am/is/are + being + past participle).
The passive verb phrase becomes 'are currently being investigated'.
The progressive marker 'being' is required for continuous aspect, followed by the past participle form 'investigated'.

Key Concept

Active to Passive Voice Transformation in Present Continuous Tense
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Active and Passive Voice Transformation

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