Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Change the following sentence into Active voice.

He was appointed Chairman.

Options:

They appointed him chairman

He appointed chairman

You appointed chairman

Chairman appointed him

Correct Answer:

They appointed him chairman

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) - They appointed him chairman

Reasoning:
The given sentence "He was appointed Chairman" is in the passive voice, where the subject He receives the action.

To change it into active voice, we make the doer of the action the subject:
They appointed him chairman.

Here, “They” (the doer) becomes the subject, “appointed” is the verb, and “him” is the object.