Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Select the option that best expresses the given sentence in Passive Voice.

"Why are you making a hole in the wall" ?

Options:

Why is a hole being make in the wall ?

Why was a hole being make in the wall ?

Why is a hole being made in the wall ?

Why was a hole being made in the wall ?

Correct Answer:

Why is a hole being made in the wall ?

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3: Why is a hole being made in the wall?

This sentence is in the active voice, with the subject "you" performing the action of making a hole. To convert it to the passive voice, we need to make the object of the sentence, "a hole", the subject, and change the verb "are making" to a passive form. The passive form of "are making" is "is being made".

The other options are incorrect because:

  • Option 1: "Why is a hole being make in the wall?" is grammatically incorrect. The verb "make" should be "made" in the passive voice.

  • Option 2: "Why was a hole being make in the wall?" is past tense, but the original sentence is present tense.

  • Option 4: "Why was a hole being made in the wall?" is past tense, but the original sentence is present tense.