Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Active/Passive voice.
I remember my sister taking me to the mall.

Options:

I remember I was taken to the mall by my sister

I remember being taken to the mall by my sister.

I remember myself being taken to the mall by my sister

I remember taken to the mall by my sister.

Correct Answer:

I remember being taken to the mall by my sister.

Explanation:

The correct answer is I remember being taken to the mall by my sister.

The original sentence is in active voice, with the subject "I" and the verb "remember". The verb "taking" is a gerund, which is a verb that is used as a noun. In this sentence, the gerund "taking" is the object of the verb "remember". To change it to passive voice, we make the object of the active sentence, "me", the subject of the passive sentence. The verb "taking" becomes "being taken", and we add the preposition "by" to show who is doing the action. This gives us the passive voice sentence "I remember being taken to the mall by my sister".

The other options are incorrect.

  • I remember I was taken to the mall by my sister is in the passive voice, but it is not grammatically correct. The pronoun "I" is not the object of the verb "remember".
  • I remember myself being taken to the mall by my sister is also in the passive voice, but it is not grammatically correct. The reflexive pronoun "myself" is not necessary in this sentence.
  • I remember taken to the mall by my sister is not in passive voice. The subject of the sentence is "I", which is not a person. This sentence is not grammatically correct.