Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

'Rahul appointed Rohit as the captain of the team'. (Active)

Identify the correct Passive form:-

Options:

Rohit was the captain of the team by Rahul.

Rohit was appointed as the captain of the team.

Rohit was appointed as the captain of the team by Rahul.

The captain of the team was Rohit.

Correct Answer:

Rohit was appointed as the captain of the team by Rahul.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Rohit was appointed as the captain of the team by Rahul.

Let's analyze the given sentence:

Active voice: "Rahul appointed Rohit as the captain of the team."

The subject performing the action (Rahul) is mentioned first, followed by the verb (appointed), and then the object receiving the action (Rohit).

Now, let's find the correct passive form:

Correct Passive Form:
"Rohit was appointed as the captain of the team by Rahul."

This passive construction maintains the structure of the active sentence. The object of the active sentence (Rohit) becomes the subject of the passive sentence. The verb "appointed" remains in the past tense, and the agent (Rahul) becomes the object of the preposition "by" in the passive construction. Thus, option: