Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

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

The saint said to his pupils, “No one is good at everything but everyone is good at something.”

Options:

The saint told his pupils that no one is good at everything but everyone is good at something.

The saint told his pupils that no one was good at everything but everyone was good at something.

The saint told his pupils that no one has been good at everything but everyone is good at something.

The saint asked his pupils that no one is good at everything but everyone is good at something.

Correct Answer:

The saint told his pupils that no one is good at everything but everyone is good at something.

Explanation:

The correct active/passive form of the given sentence is The saint told his pupils that no one is good at everything but everyone is good at something.

The sentence is in the simple present tense, which is used to describe an action that happens regularly or now. The active voice of the sentence is formed by putting the subject of the sentence before the verb and removing the word "by." In this case, the subject of the sentence is "saint" and the verb is "tell." So, the active form of the sentence is "The saint told his pupils that no one is good at everything but everyone is good at something."

The other options are incorrect because:

  • The saint said to his pupils that no one is good at everything but everyone is good at something.” This is the original sentence in the active voice.
  • The saint told his pupils that no one was good at everything but everyone was good at something.” This is incorrect because the verb "was" is in the past tense, but the sentence says that no one is good at everything.
  • The saint told his pupils that no one has been good at everything but everyone is good at something.” This is incorrect because the verb "has been" is in the present perfect tense, which is used to describe an action that happened in the past and is still relevant to the present.
  • The saint asked his pupils that no one is good at everything but everyone is good at something.” This is incorrect because the verb "ask" is used to make a request, not to give a statement.