Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Choose the correct option to change the following sentence into passive voice.

Your behaviour astonished me.

Options:

I was astonished by you with your behaviour.

You are astonished by me with behaviour.

I was astonished by your behaviour

With your behaviour you were astonished

Correct Answer:

I was astonished by your behaviour

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - I was astonished by your behaviour

  1. Identify the components of the active voice sentence:

    • Subject → Your behaviour

    • Verb → astonished

    • Object → me

    Sentence: Your behaviour astonished me.

  2. Change into passive voice:

    • The object (me) becomes the subject in the passive.

    • The subject (your behaviour) goes into the agent phrase (by...).

    • The verb (astonished) changes to was astonished (past tense, passive).

    I was astonished by your behaviour.

  3. Why not the other options?

    • I was astonished by you with your behaviour → awkward and incorrect expression.

    • You are astonished by me with behaviour → changes meaning completely.

    • With your behaviour you were astonished → grammatically wrong and changes sense.

✅ Hence, the correct passive construction is: I was astonished by your behaviour.