Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice. 
 

 

All his classmates laughed at him. 

Options:

He was laughed at by all his classmates.

He was laughed by all his classmates. 

He was being laughed by all his classmates. 

He was being laughed at by all his classmates. 

Correct Answer:

He was laughed at by all his classmates.

Explanation:

He was laughed at by all his classmates.

Explanation:

  • He was laughed at by all his classmates.: This passive construction correctly reverses the subject and object, forming the passive voice while maintaining the original meaning.
  • He was laughed by all his classmates.: This passive construction has the correct subject and object reversal but is missing the preposition "at," which is necessary to maintain the original meaning.
  • He was being laughed by all his classmates.: This passive construction is grammatically incorrect, as it should be "being laughed at" to correctly form the passive voice.
  • He was being laughed at by all his classmates.: This passive construction correctly reverses the subject and object and uses the correct preposition "at" to form the passive voice.