Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice. 
 

 

Why had you not deposited the fee?

Options:

Why had the fee not been deposited by you?

Why the fees had not been deposited by you?

Why had the fees been deposited by you?

Why the fees had been not deposited by you?

Correct Answer:

Why had the fee not been deposited by you?

Explanation:

Why had the fee not been deposited by you?

Explanation:

  • Why had the fee not been deposited by you?: This passive construction correctly reverses the subject and object, forming the passive voice while maintaining the original meaning.
  • Why the fees had not been deposited by you?: This construction is a passive voice, but the word order is not correct. The correct word order is "Why had the fees not been deposited by you?"
  • Why had the fees been deposited by you?: This active construction changes the meaning by suggesting that the fees were indeed deposited by the person, which is not the original question.
  • Why the fees had been not deposited by you?: This construction has incorrect word order and is not a grammatically correct way to form the passive voice. The correct form is "Why had the fees not been deposited by you?"