The active voice sentence is "I have a feeling that you are keeping a secret." Choose the option that best expresses this sentence in the passive voice.

Introduction / Context:
This question tests the candidate's understanding of how to change an embedded clause from active to passive voice while keeping the main clause intact. The sentence "I have a feeling that you are keeping a secret" contains a main clause ("I have a feeling") and a subordinate clause ("you are keeping a secret"). Only the subordinate clause needs to be transformed into passive voice, while the overall meaning must remain the same.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Main clause: I have a feeling.
• Subordinate clause in active voice: you are keeping a secret.
• Subject of subordinate clause: you.
• Object of subordinate clause: a secret.
• Verb phrase in subordinate clause: are keeping (present continuous).

Concept / Approach:
When converting such a sentence, we usually leave the main clause unchanged and apply the rules of voice change only to the subordinate clause. For present continuous tense, the passive structure is: is/am/are + being + past participle. Here, "a secret" becomes the subject within the subordinate clause, and "are keeping" changes to "is being kept" because "a secret" is singular. The agent "by you" is kept at the end of the clause. The connector "that" continues to introduce the subordinate clause.

Step-by-Step Solution:

Step 1: Keep the main clause "I have a feeling" unchanged, since it does not require a voice transformation. Step 2: In the subordinate clause, identify "a secret" as the object and "you" as the subject of the active sentence. Step 3: Convert "you are keeping a secret" into passive: "a secret is being kept by you." Step 4: Insert this passive clause after "that," resulting in: "I have a feeling that a secret is being kept by you."

Verification / Alternative check:
The final sentence "I have a feeling that a secret is being kept by you" keeps the same overall meaning as the original but now expresses the action "keeping" in passive voice. The tense remains present continuous within the clause ("is being kept"), and the main clause still correctly communicates the speaker's feeling. The structure is grammatically sound and typical of exam style transformations.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

Option B: "I have a feeling that keeping of a secret is being done by you." sounds very awkward and uses an unnecessary nominalisation "keeping of a secret," which is not standard in such questions. Option C: "Feeling has been had by me that a secret was kept by you." changes both the main clause and the tense of the subordinate clause to past, distorting the sentence and sounding unnatural. Option D: "I myself had a feeling that a secret had been kept by you." uses past perfect in the subordinate clause and shifts the main clause to past, changing the time reference and nuance. Option E: "A secret is being kept by you, I feel." reorders the sentence and changes its style; while it can be understood, it does not follow the direct, exam style transformation that keeps the main structure the same.

Common Pitfalls:
Students may mistakenly attempt to change the main clause into passive, which is not required here. Others may alter the tense of the subordinate clause, for example turning present continuous into simple past or past perfect. Some learners also create clumsy structures with "being done" instead of using a simple passive verb. Whenever a sentence has an embedded clause, carefully isolate the part that needs the transformation and apply the correct tense-based passive formula only to that part.

Final Answer:
The correct transformed sentence is I have a feeling that a secret is being kept by you.