Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

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

The driver was taken to the nearest dispensary by the beggars.

Options:

The beggars take the driver to the nearest dispensary.

The beggars took the driver dispensary.

The beggars took the driver to the nearest dispensary.

To the nearest dispensary, the beggars took the driver.

Correct Answer:

The beggars took the driver to the nearest dispensary.

Explanation:

The correct active voice form of the given sentence "The driver was taken to the nearest dispensary by the beggars" is The beggars took the driver to the nearest dispensary.

The passive voice of the sentence is "The driver was taken to the nearest dispensary by the beggars." 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 "driver" and the main verb is "take." The past participle of "take" is "taken." So, the passive form of the sentence is "The driver was taken to the nearest dispensary by the beggars."

The active voice of the sentence is formed by putting the subject of the passive sentence before the verb and removing the word "by." In this case, the subject of the passive sentence is "beggars," and the verb is "take." So, the active form of the sentence is "The beggars took the driver to the nearest dispensary."

The other options are incorrect because:

  • The beggars take the driver to the nearest dispensary." This sentence is in the present tense, but the action of taking the driver to the dispensary happened in the past.
  • The beggars took the driver dispensary." This sentence is missing the preposition "to." The preposition "to" is used to show that the action of taking was done to the driver.
  • To the nearest dispensary, the beggars took the driver." This sentence is in the present progressive tense, which is used to describe an action that is happening now but is not finished. However, the action of taking the driver to the dispensary has already been completed.