Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

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

Nivetha said to her son, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”

Options:

Nivetha told to her son that a friend in need is a friend indeed.

Nivetha told her son that a friend in need was a friend indeed.

Nivetha told her son that a friend in need is a friend indeed.

Nivetha asked her son that a friend in need was a friend indeed.

Correct Answer:

Nivetha told her son that a friend in need is a friend indeed.

Explanation:

The correct active/passive form of the given sentence is Nivetha told her son that a friend in need is a friend indeed.

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 "to." In this case, the subject of the sentence is "Nivetha" and the verb is "tell." So, the active form of the sentence is "Nivetha told her son that a friend in need is a friend indeed."

The other options are incorrect because:

  • Nivetha told to her son that a friend in need is a friend indeed." The word "to" is unnecessary in this sentence.
  • Nivetha told her son that a friend in need was a friend indeed." The verb "was" is in the past tense, but the sentence is in the present tense.
  • Nivetha asked her son that a friend in need was a friend indeed." The verb "ask" is incorrect. The verb "tell" is the correct verb to use in this sentence.