Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

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

In the sixteenth century they could make history by building monuments.

Options:

History can be make by them by building monuments in the sixteenth century.

History could be made by them by building monuments in the sixteenth century.

History shall be made by him by building monuments in the sixteenth century.

History have been made by them by building monuments in the sixteenth century.

Correct Answer:

History could be made by them by building monuments in the sixteenth century.

Explanation:

The correct Active/Passive form of the given sentence is:

History could be made by them by building monuments in the sixteenth century.

Explanation for other options:

☀ History can be make by them by building monuments in the sixteenth century. This option uses "can be make," which is not the correct verb form for the passive construction. The correct form should be "could be made."

☀ History shall be made by him by building monuments in the sixteenth century. This option changes the pronoun "they" to "him," which alters the meaning of the sentence. The original sentence refers to "they," not "him." The correct form should be "could be made by them."

☀ History have been made by them by building monuments in the sixteenth century. This option uses "have been made," which is in the present perfect tense. The original sentence uses "could make," indicating a possibility in the past. The correct form should be "could be made by them."