Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

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

Seema looked at the sky and said, “How beautifully the clouds are floating!”

Options:

Seema looked at the sky and told that the clouds were floating very beautifully.

Seema looked at the sky and exclaimed that the floating clouds were very beautiful.

Looking at the sky Seema told that the clouds were floating beautifully.

Seema looked at the sky and exclaimed with joy that the clouds were floating very beautifully.

Correct Answer:

Seema looked at the sky and exclaimed with joy that the clouds were floating very beautifully.

Explanation:

The correct active/passive form of the given sentence is **Seema looked at the sky and exclaimed with joy that the clouds were floating very beautifully.

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 "by." In this case, the subject of the sentence is "Seema" and the verb is "exclaim." So, the active form of the sentence is "Seema exclaimed with joy that the clouds were floating very beautifully."

The other options are incorrect because:

  • Seema looked at the sky and told that the clouds were floating very beautifully.” This is incorrect because the verb "told" is used to convey information, not to express an exclamation of joy.
  • Seema looked at the sky and exclaimed that the floating clouds were very beautiful.” This is incorrect because the word "floating" is in the present participle form, which is used to describe an action that is happening at the same time as another action. In this sentence, the action of exclaiming is happening after the action of looking at the sky.
  • Looking at the sky Seema told that the clouds were floating beautifully.” This is incorrect because the word "looking" is in the present participle form, which is used to describe an action that is happening at the same time as another action. In this sentence, the action of looking at the sky is not happening at the same time as the action of telling.
  • Seema looked at the sky and exclaimed with joy that the clouds were floating beautifully.” This is the correct active voice form of the sentence.