Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Choose the option that is the active form of the sentence.

I am sometimes puzzled by her actions.

Options:

Her actions were sometimes puzzling me.

She can sometimes puzzle me.

Her actions are sometimes puzzled by me.

Her actions sometimes puzzle me.

Correct Answer:

Her actions sometimes puzzle me.

Explanation:

The correct option that is the active form of the sentence is Her actions sometimes puzzle me.

The other options are incorrect because:

  • Her actions were sometimes puzzling me is in the past tense, while the original sentence is in the present tense.
  • Her actions are sometimes puzzled by me is in the passive voice.
  • She can sometimes puzzle me is in the active voice, but the verb "to puzzle" is followed by a direct object, but the phrase "can sometimes puzzle" is not a direct object.