Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

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

Admittance was refused to him by the airport security.

Options:

The airport security is refusing him admittance.

The airport security has refused him admittance.

The airport security had refused him admittance .

The airport security refused him admittance.

Correct Answer:

The airport security refused him admittance.

Explanation:

The correct option that expresses the given sentence in active voice is The airport security refused him admittance.

The other options are incorrect because:

  • Admittance was refused to him by the airport security is in the passive voice.
  • The airport security is refusing him admittance is in the present progressive tense, while the original sentence is in the past tense.
  • The airport security has refused him admittance is in the present perfect tense, which is not typically used for actions that happen once.
  • The airport security had refused him admittance is in the past perfect tense, which is not typically used for actions that happen before another event.