Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Change the Voice of the following sentence from Passive to Active:

"A king may be looked at by a cat."

Choose the correct option:

Options:

The cat must look at the king.

A cat looks at a king.

May a king be looked at by a cat.

A cat may look at a king.

Correct Answer:

A cat may look at a king.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) - A cat may look at a king.

To change the voice of the sentence "A king may be looked at by a cat" from passive to active, we need to identify the subject and verb in the passive construction.

The passive sentence structure is:

  • Subject (A king) + modal verb (may) + be + past participle (looked at) + by + agent (a cat).

In active voice, the agent (the doer of the action) becomes the subject, and the sentence is restructured accordingly.

  • In the active voice, "A cat" is now the subject performing the action (looking) and "a king" is the object receiving the action.
  • The modal verb "may" remains the same, indicating possibility.

OTHER OPTIONS

  • The cat must look at the king. (Incorrect: Changes the modal from "may" to "must.")
  • May a king be looked at by a cat. (Incorrect: This is still in passive voice.)
  • A cat looks at a king. (Incorrect: Changes the modal from "may" to simple present tense.)

Thus, the transformation to active voice is accurately represented by the option "A cat may look at a king."