Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

The disaster management team rescued the flood victims.

Options:

The flood victims are being rescued by the disaster management team.

The flood victims have been rescued by the disaster management team.

The flood victims were rescued by the disaster management team.

The flood victims are rescued by the disaster management team.

Correct Answer:

The flood victims were rescued by the disaster management team.

Explanation:

The correct passive form of the given sentence is The flood victims were rescued by the disaster management team.

The other options are incorrect because:

  • The flood victims are being rescued by the disaster management team uses the present progressive tense, which is not typically used for actions that happen once.
  • The flood victims have been rescued by the disaster management team uses the present perfect tense, which is not typically used for actions that happen in the present.
  • The flood victims are rescued by the disaster management team is in the active voice, not the passive voice.