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Choose the correct active-to-passive transformation of: 'Saheb carries the steel canister.'

ASaheb was carrying the steel canister.
BThe steel canister carries Saheb.
CThe steel canister is carried by Saheb.
DThe steel canister was being carried by Saheb.
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The steel canister is carried by Saheb.
Active 'Saheb carries X' → Passive 'X is carried by Saheb'. Tense (simple present) is preserved. The other options change the tense or invert agency.
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