Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

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

Premchand wrote this novel.

Options:

This novel written by Premchand.

That novel is by Premchand.

This novel was written by Premchand.

Premchand novel has been written by him.

Correct Answer:

This novel was written by Premchand.

Explanation:

The correct passive voice of the given sentence is This novel was written by Premchand.

The active voice of the sentence is Premchand wrote this novel. This sentence is in the simple past tense, which is used to describe an action that happened in the past. 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 "Premchand" and the main verb is "write." The past participle of "write" is "written." So, the passive form of the sentence is This novel was written by Premchand.

The other options are incorrect because:

  • This novel written by Premchand. is in the passive voice, but the verb "written" is in the present tense. The passive voice of the sentence should be in the simple past tense.
  • That novel is by Premchand. is in the present tense, while the original sentence is in the simple past tense.
  • Premchand novel has been written by him. is grammatically incorrect. The verb "has been" is used with the past participle of the verb "write" when the action of writing happened in the past before another action happened. In this case, there is no other action that happened before the novel was written.