Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

Pygmalion was written by GB Shaw.

Options:

GB Shaw was writing Pygmalion.

GB Shaw was written by Pygmalion.

Pygmalion wrote GB Shaw.

GB Shaw wrote Pygmalion.

Correct Answer:

GB Shaw wrote Pygmalion.

Explanation:

The correct option that expresses the given sentence in active voice is GB Shaw wrote Pygmalion.

The other options are incorrect because:

  • Pygmalion was written by GB Shaw is in the passive voice.
  • GB Shaw was writing Pygmalion is in the present progressive tense, while the original sentence is in the past tense.
  • GB Shaw was written by Pygmalion is grammatically incorrect. The subject of the sentence is "GB Shaw," which is not a thing that can be written.
  • Pygmalion wrote GB Shaw is grammatically incorrect. The verb "wrote" is in the active voice, but the subject is not the one doing the action.