Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Identify the correct Passive Voice form of the following sentence:-

'Her colleagues laughed at her".

Options:

He was laughed at by her colleagues.

He is laughed by her colleagues.

Her colleagues never laughed at her.

She was laughed at by her colleagues.

Correct Answer:

She was laughed at by her colleagues.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → She was laughed at by her colleagues.

Here's why:

  • The original sentence is in the active voice, where "Her colleagues" (the subject) perform the action "laughed" on "her" (the object).
  • In the passive voice, the focus shifts to the object (the one receiving the action).
  • So, "She" becomes the subject in the passive voice, and "her colleagues" becomes the agent performing the action, introduced by "by."