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. 
 

 

The pilot landed the aircraft safely

Options:

The aircraft had been landed safely by the pilot.

The aircraft was landed safely by the pilot.

The aircraft has been landed safely by the pilot.

The aircraft was to be landed safely by the pilot.

Correct Answer:

The aircraft was landed safely by the pilot.

Explanation:

The pilot landed the aircraft safely.

Explanation:

  • The aircraft had been landed safely by the pilot.: This passive construction changes the tense from simple past ("landed") to past perfect ("had been landed"), which may alter the original meaning.
  • The aircraft was landed safely by the pilot.: This passive construction correctly maintains the original meaning and reverses the subject and object while using the appropriate verb tense.
  • The aircraft has been landed safely by the pilot.: This passive construction changes the tense from simple past ("landed") to present perfect ("has been landed"), which may alter the original meaning.
  • The aircraft was to be landed safely by the pilot.: This passive construction introduces "was to be" and changes the tense, which doesn't accurately convey the original sentence.