Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

The spider on the wall frightened Jiya.

Options:

The spider on the wall was frightened by Jiya.

Jiya was frightened by the spider on the wall.

Jiya had been frightened of the spider on the wall.

Jiya has been frightened by the spider on the wall.

Correct Answer:

Jiya was frightened by the spider on the wall.

Explanation:

The correct passive form of the given sentence is Jiya was frightened by the spider on the wall.

The active voice of the sentence is The spider on the wall frightened Jiya. This sentence is in the simple past tense, which is used to describe an action that happened in the past. The passive voice of the sentence is formed by putting the subject of the active sentence after the verb "to be" and the past participle of the main verb. In this case, the subject of the active sentence is "Jiya" and the main verb is "frighten." The past participle of "frighten" is "frightened." So, the passive form of the sentence is Jiya was frightened by the spider on the wall.

The other options are incorrect because:

  • The spider on the wall was frightened by Jiya. is grammatically incorrect. The subject of the sentence should be the one who is being affected by the action, which is Jiya.
  • Jiya had been frightened of the spider on the wall. is in the past perfect tense, which is used to describe an action that happened in the past before another action happened. There is no other action mentioned in the sentence, so the past perfect tense is not appropriate.
  • Jiya has been frightened by the spider on the wall. is in the present perfect tense, which is used to describe an action that has happened in the past but is still relevant to the present. The action of being frightened by the spider happened in the past and is not relevant to the present.