Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Select the correct active form of the given sentence.

Many Indians have been brought back from foreign countries by the government.

Options:

The government has been bringing back many Indians from foreign countries.

The government has brought back many Indians from foreign countries.

The government had brought back many Indians from foreign countries.

The government is bringing back many Indians from foreign countries.

Correct Answer:

The government has brought back many Indians from foreign countries.

Explanation:

The correct active form of the given sentence is The government has brought back many Indians from foreign countries.

The sentence Many Indians have been brought back from foreign countries by the government is in the passive voice, which means that the subject of the sentence is not the one performing the action. In this case, the subject of the sentence is "Many Indians," but the action of bringing back is being performed by the government.

The active voice of the sentence is formed by putting the subject of the passive sentence before the verb and removing the verb "to be." In this case, the subject of the passive sentence is "the government" and the main verb is "bring back." So, the active form of the sentence is The government has brought back many Indians from foreign countries.

The other options are incorrect because:

  • The government has been bringing back many Indians from foreign countries. is in the present progressive tense, while the original sentence is in the present perfect tense.
  • The government had brought back many Indians from foreign countries. is in the past perfect tense, while the original sentence is in the present perfect tense.
  • The government is bringing back many Indians from foreign countries. is in the present progressive tense, while the original sentence implies that the bringing back of Indians is a completed action.
  • The government brought back many Indians from foreign countries. is in the simple past tense, while the original sentence implies that the bringing back of Indians is an ongoing action.