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Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. “The committee had rejected the proposal.”
Question

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
“The committee had rejected the proposal.”

A.

The proposal had been rejected by the committee.

B.

The proposal was rejecting.

C.

The proposal was rejected by the committee.

D.

The proposal is rejected.

Correct option is A

The correct passive voice is “The proposal had been rejected by the committee.”
Conversion Rules (Past Perfect → Passive):
· Active structure: Subject + had + V³ + Object.
· Passive structure: Object + had been + V³ + by + Subject.
· Applying: Committee (S) + had + rejected (V³) + proposal (O)Proposal (O) + had been + rejected (V³) + by + committee (S).
· Structure:
· Active: The committee had rejected the proposal.
· Passive: The proposal had been rejected by the committee.
· Why others are wrong:
· (b) was rejecting → progressive, wrong tense & form.
· (c) was rejected → Simple Past, not Past Perfect.
· (d) is rejected → Simple Present, wrong tense.

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