Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Select the correct passive voice form for the given sentence.

My brother likes cricket.

Options:

Cricket  was like by my brother.

Cricket  is like by my number

Cricket is liked by my brother.

Cricket was liked by my brother.

Correct Answer:

Cricket is liked by my brother.

Explanation:

The correct passive voice form for the given sentence "My brother likes cricket" is Cricket is liked by my brother.

The active voice of the sentence is "My brother likes cricket." This sentence is in the simple present tense, which is used to describe an action that happens regularly or now. 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 "cricket" and the main verb is "like." The past participle of "like" is "liked." So, the passive form of the sentence is "Cricket is liked by my brother."

The other options are incorrect because:

  • Cricket was like by my brother." This sentence is in the simple past tense, but the verb is in the active voice. The verb should be in the passive voice to match the tense of the rest of the sentence.
  • Cricket is like by my number." This sentence is in the simple present tense, but the subject of the sentence is incorrect. The subject of the sentence should be "cricket."
  • Cricket was like by my brother." This sentence is in the past perfect tense, which is used to describe an action that happened in the past before another action happened. However, there is no other action mentioned in the sentence.