English » Active/Passive Voice

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

Trumpets are being blown by the soldiers to announce the victory.

A

The soldiers were blowing the trumpets to announce the victory.

B

The soldiers blow the trumpets to announce the victory.

C

The soldiers are blowing the trumpets to announce the victory.

D

The soldiers blew the trumpets to announce the victory.

Solution

rule to change in passive voice for present continuous tense is 

active- subject + is/am/are+ v1+ ing+ object

passive- object+ is/am/are+ being+ v3+ by + subject

hence according to the rule the correct option is C