In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same idea in Passive Voice: "They cooked the food and sent it to the orphanage."

Introduction / Context:
This question checks your ability to convert a sentence with two actions in sequence from active voice to passive voice without losing any information. The original active sentence is "They cooked the food and sent it to the orphanage." You must find the passive version that clearly mentions both actions and keeps the meaning intact.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Active sentence: "They cooked the food and sent it to the orphanage."
• Subject: "They".
• Object: "the food" (later referred to as "it").
• Actions: cooked the food, then sent the cooked food to the orphanage.
• Tense: Simple past.

Concept / Approach:
In passive voice, the object becomes the subject. We also need to represent both actions: cooking and sending. The food is the thing that was cooked and then sent. In passive, we can combine the two verb phrases as "The food was cooked and sent to the orphanage by them." This keeps the simple past passive form "was cooked" and "was sent" compactly combined. It also retains the information about the destination, "to the orphanage".

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Identify the object that will become the new subject: "the food".Step 2: Convert "cooked" to passive: "was cooked".Step 3: Recognise that "sent it to the orphanage" refers to the same food, which we now treat as the subject. Convert this to passive: "was sent to the orphanage".Step 4: Combine both passive verbs in a natural way: "The food was cooked and sent to the orphanage."Step 5: Add the agent phrase "by them" at the end: "The food was cooked and sent to the orphanage by them."

Verification / Alternative check:
Compare the original and the chosen passive sentence. Original: "They cooked the food and sent it to the orphanage." Passive: "The food was cooked and sent to the orphanage by them." Both versions mention cooking the food and sending it to the orphanage, in that logical order. The tense remains simple past. The doer "they" is now expressed as "by them", which is standard passive construction. No details are lost.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• Option A: "The cooked food was sent to the orphanage by them." This mentions sending but leaves cooking only as an adjective. It reduces focus on the first action and is less accurate than explicitly saying "was cooked and sent".
• Option C: "The food was sent to the orphanage by them." This completely omits the cooking action, losing essential information.
• Option D: "The food was cooked and sent by them." This does not mention the destination, so it drops the important detail "to the orphanage".
• Option E: Uses "was being sent", which shifts the tense to past continuous passive and misrepresents the simple past actions.

Common Pitfalls:
Students sometimes focus only on one part of a compound predicate and forget to convert both verbs. Another common mistake is to drop important information such as the destination or time. When you see two actions joined by "and", make sure your passive version gives a clear and complete picture of both actions, using parallel passive forms if possible.

Final Answer:
The best passive voice transformation is "The food was cooked and sent to the orphanage by them."