Understanding Passive Voice in English Grammar

Transfer to present passive voice: Joaquim transfers money to her mom’s account.

a. Money is being transferred by Joaquim to her mom’s account.

b. Money was transferred by Joaquim to her mom’s account.

c. Money has been transferred by Joaquim to her mom’s account.

d. Money will be transferred by Joaquim to her mom’s account.

Final answer:

The correct conversion to present passive voice is 'Money is being transferred by Joaquim to her mom’s account.' The passive voice requires a form of “be” verb plus the past participle of the main verb, and the preposition 'by' is added to indicate the doer of the action. The correct option is (a).

Explanation:

To transfer to present passive voice: the original sentence “Joaquim transfers money to her mom’s account” should be restructured while maintaining the same tense (present simple), resulting in option a. Money is being transferred by Joaquim to her mom’s account. This is because the passive voice is formed by using a form of the “be” verb (in this case "is") followed by the past participle ("transferred"). Furthermore, the preposition “by [noun phrase]” can be added to indicate who is performing the action, making it clear that the subject (the money) is the recipient of the action rather than the one performing it.

Example sentences in passive voice:

• The paper was written by the student.
• The basement was flooded by rainwater.
• That his house was no place for a dance party was argued by Jose.