Correct option is A
The correct passive voice of the given sentence is
(a) The cake was baked by the baker.
Rules of conversion from Active to Passive:
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Active Voice Structure:
Subject + Verb (past) + Object
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Passive Voice Structure:
Object + "was/were" + Past Participle + "by" + Subject
Conversion:
Active:
The baker baked the cake.
Passive:
The cake was baked by the baker.
Example:
Active:
She wrote a letter.
Passive:
A letter was written by her.
Why other options are incorrect?
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(b) "Had been baked" – Incorrect as it changes the tense to past perfect.
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(c) "Has been baking" – Incorrect as it is in present perfect continuous tense.
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(d) "Has been baked" – Incorrect as it is in present perfect tense.