Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

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

The tennis ball hit Dhiraj on the head.

Options:

Dhiraj was hit on the head by the tennis ball.

Dhiraj had been hit on the head by the tennis ball.

The tennis ball was being hit by Dhiraj.

Dhiraj was being hit on the head by the tennis ball.

Correct Answer:

Dhiraj was hit on the head by the tennis ball.

Explanation:

The correct option that is the passive form of the sentence is Dhiraj was hit on the head by the tennis ball.

The other options are incorrect because:

  • The tennis ball hit Dhiraj on the head is in the active voice.
  • The tennis ball was being hit by Dhiraj is also in the active voice.
  • Dhiraj had been hit on the head by the tennis ball is in the past perfect tense, while the original sentence is in the present tense.
  • Dhiraj was being hit on the head by the tennis ball is in the present progressive tense.