Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Select the correct Active/Passive form of the given sentence.


The mother forbids her child to go out in the sun.

Options:

To go out in the sun was forbidden to the child by her mother.

The child was forbade to go out in the sun by her mother.

The child is forbidden to go out in the sun by her mother.

The child is forbade to go out in the sun by her mother.

Correct Answer:

The child is forbidden to go out in the sun by her mother.

Explanation:

The correct Active/Passive form of the given sentence is The child is forbidden to go out in the sun by her mother.

The original sentence is in the Active voice, with the subject "mother" performing the action of "forbidding" the child from going out in the sun. The passive voice of the sentence would have the child as the subject, and the action of "being forbidden" would be performed on her. The correct passive voice form of the sentence would be "The child is forbidden to go out in the sun by her mother."

The other options are incorrect. To go out in the sun was forbidden to the child by her mother is in the passive voice, but the word order is incorrect. The correct word order for the passive voice is "subject + be + past participle + by + agent."

The child was forbade to go out in the sun by her mother is in the passive voice, but the verb "forbade" is in the wrong form. The correct form of the verb "forbid" for the passive voice of this sentence would be "be forbidden."

The child is forbade to go out in the sun by her mother is in the passive voice, but the verb "forbade" is used incorrectly. The verb "forbade" is used in the past tense, but the sentence is in the present tense. The correct verb tense for the passive voice of this sentence would be "is forbidden."