SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 14

SSC CGL - 25 Sep 2025 - Shift 2 • English • Q14

Change the following from active to passive:

The tourists had taken many photographs.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Many photographs had been taken by the tourists.

About the given sentence:

  • Type of sentence: Assertive
  • Tense: Past Perfect tense
  • Voice: Active voice
  • Subject: The tourists
  • Object: Many photographs

Structure for conversion:

  • Active: Subject + had + verb (IIIrd form) + object...
  • Passive: Object + had been + verb (IIIrd form) + by + subject...

Converted sentence: Many photographs had been taken by the tourists.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.