Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice. 
 

 

You are to compose it in ink. 

Options:

It is to be composed in ink.

It is composed in ink by you.

It has to be composed in ink.

It should be composed in ink.

Correct Answer:

It is to be composed in ink.

Explanation:

It is to be composed in ink.

Explanation:

  • It is to be composed in ink.: This passive construction correctly maintains the original meaning and reverses the subject and object while using the appropriate phrasing for the passive voice.
  • It is composed in ink by you.: This passive construction reverses the subject and object, but it introduces "by you" which is not present in the original sentence.
  • It has to be composed in ink.: This passive construction changes the tense from present ("are to compose") to present perfect ("has to be composed"), which doesn't accurately match the original meaning.
  • It should be composed in ink.: This passive construction changes the modal verb from "are to" to "should," which may alter the original intention.