Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

The government is helping the states affected by the cyclone.

Options:

The government is going to help the states affected by the cyclone.

The states affected by the cyclone have been helped by the government.

The states affected by the cyclone are being helped by the government.

The states affected by the cyclone will be helped by the government.

Correct Answer:

The states affected by the cyclone are being helped by the government.

Explanation:

The correct passive form of the given sentence is The states affected by the cyclone are being helped by the government.

The other options are incorrect because:

  • The government is going to help the states affected by the cyclone is in the future tense, while the original sentence is in the present tense.
  • The states affected by the cyclone have been helped by the government uses the past perfect tense, while the original sentence is in the present tense.
  • The states affected by the cyclone will be helped by the government uses the future tense, while the original sentence does not have a future meaning.
  • The government is helping the states affected by the cyclone is in the active voice, not the passive voice.