Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Choose the appropriate Active Voice for the given sentence-

He was appointed monitor by the teacher.

Options:

The teacher appointed him monitor.

He appointed monitor by the teacher.

The teacher had appointed him monitor.

The teacher was appointed him monitor.

Correct Answer:

The teacher appointed him monitor.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) - The teacher appointed him monitor.

The correct answer is: "The teacher appointed him monitor."

To convert a passive voice sentence into active voice, follow these steps:

Given sentence (Passive Voice):

"He was appointed monitor by the teacher."

Converting to Active Voice:

  1. Identify the subject, verb, and object in the passive sentence:

    • Subject (receiver of action): He
    • Verb: was appointed
    • Agent (doer of action): the teacher
    • Object: monitor
  2. Rearrange into active form:

    • The teacher (subject) + appointed (verb) + him (object) + monitor (complement).

Why the other options are incorrect?

  • "He appointed monitor by the teacher."  → Incorrect structure; missing "was" and wrongly placing "he" as the subject.
  • "The teacher had appointed him monitor."  → Changes the tense from simple past to past perfect, which alters the meaning.
  • "The teacher was appointed him monitor."  → Grammatically incorrect.