Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

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

Geeta said, “Alas, I have lost my engagement ring!

Options:

Geeta exclaimed with sorrow that I had lost my engagement ring.

Geeta exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost his engagement ring.

Geeta exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost her engagement ring.

Geeta exclaimed with sorrow that she has lost her engagement ring.

Correct Answer:

Geeta exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost her engagement ring.

Explanation:

The correct active/passive form of the given sentence is Geeta exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost her engagement ring.

The sentence is in the simple past tense, which is used to describe an action that happened in the past. 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 "Geeta" and the verb is "exclaim." So, the active form of the sentence is "Geeta exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost her engagement ring."

The other options are incorrect because:

  • Geeta said, “Alas, I have lost my engagement ring! This is the original sentence in the active voice.
  • Geeta exclaimed with sorrow that I had lost my engagement ring. This is incorrect because the word "I" refers to the speaker, but the speaker is Geeta.
  • Geeta exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost his engagement ring. This is incorrect because the word "his" refers to a male, but Geeta is a female.
  • Geeta exclaimed with sorrow that she has lost her engagement ring. This is incorrect because the verb "has" is in the present tense, but the sentence is about an action that happened in the past.