Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

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

The patient remembers his son taking him to the temple.

Options:

The patient remembers he was taken to the temple by his son.

The patient remembers taken to the temple by his son.

The patient remembers himself being taken to the temple by his son.

The patient remembers being taken to the temple by his son.

Correct Answer:

The patient remembers being taken to the temple by his son.

Explanation:

The correct passive voice form of the given sentence "The patient remembers his son taking him to the temple" is The patient remembers being taken to the temple by his son.

The active voice of the sentence is "The patient remembers his son taking him to the temple." This sentence is in the simple present tense, which is used to describe an action that happens regularly or now. The passive voice of the sentence is formed by putting the subject of the active sentence after the verb "to be" and the past participle of the main verb. In this case, the subject of the active sentence is "patient" and the main verb is "take." The past participle of "take" is "taken." So, the passive form of the sentence is "The patient remembers being taken to the temple by his son."

The other options are incorrect because:

  • The patient remembers he was taken to the temple by his son." This sentence is in the simple past tense, but the verb "was" is in the wrong form. The correct form of the verb is "is."
  • The patient remembers taken to the temple by his son." This sentence is in the passive voice, but the subject of the sentence is incorrect. The subject of the sentence should be "patient."
  • The patient remembers himself being taken to the temple by his son." This sentence is in the passive voice, but the use of the reflexive pronoun "himself" is unnecessary.