Question

Choose the correct passive voice: My friend is cooking the food.

• A. Food is being cooked by my friend.
• B. Food being cooked by my friend.
• C. Food was being cooked by my friend.
• D. Food has been cooked by my friend.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The given sentence is:

"My friend is cooking the food."

This sentence is in the Present Continuous Tense.

Rule:
To change a sentence from active voice to passive voice in the Present Continuous Tense, use the following structure: 

\[ \boxed{\text{Object} + \text{is/am/are being} + \text{Past Participle (V}_3\text{)} + \text{by} + \text{Subject}} \] 
Applying this rule:

• Object: the food
• Helping verb: is being
• Past participle of "cook": cooked
• Agent: by my friend

Therefore, the passive voice is: \[ \boxed{\text{The food is being cooked by my friend.}} \] 
Let us examine the options:

Option (1): Food is being cooked by my friend.
✔ Correct. It follows the Present Continuous passive voice structure.

Option (2): Food being cooked by my friend.
✘ Incorrect. The helping verb "is" is missing.

Option (3): Food was being cooked by my friend.
✘ Incorrect. This is in the Past Continuous Tense.

Option (4): Food has been cooked by my friend.
✘ Incorrect. This is in the Present Perfect Tense.

Hence, the correct answer is Option (1) – Food is being cooked by my friend.