Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Choose the option that is the passive form of the sentence.

The manager permitted women employees to leave office early on that day.

Options:

Women employees should leave office early on that day.

Women employees were permitted to leave office early on that day.

Women employees had to leave office early on that day.

Women employees permitted the manager to leave office early on that day.

Correct Answer:

Women employees were permitted to leave office early on that day.

Explanation:

The correct option that is the passive form of the sentence is Women employees were permitted to leave office early on that day.

The other options are incorrect because:

  • Women employees should leave office early on that day. is in the imperative mood, while the original sentence is in the indicative mood.
  • Women employees had to leave office early on that day. is in the past tense, while the original sentence is in the present tense.
  • Women employees permitted the manager to leave office early on that day. is the active voice, while the question asks for the passive voice.