SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 160

SSC CGL Tier II English - 11/09/2019 • English • Q160

Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active/passive) form of the given sentence. 
They sealed all unauthorized farms on the highway. 

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct option is 1. i.e. All unauthorized farms on the highway were sealed.   

The sentence is in active form of simple past tense. The structures for active/passive voices are:
Active: Subject + verb (IInd form) + object.
Passive: Object + was/were + verb (IIIrd form) + by + subject.
Going by the above rules, the correct option is 1.

As the chosen option follows the given rule it will be correct.

 

Present

Past

Future

Indefinite

V1/v5

V2

Will/shall + v1

Passive

Is/am/are + v3

Was/were + v3

Will/shall + be + v3

Continuous

Is/am/are + v4

Was/were + v4

Will/shall + be + v4

Passive

Is/am/are + being + v3

Was/were + being + v3

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Perfect

Has/have + v3

Had + v3

Will/shall + have + v3

Passive

Has/have + been + v3

Had + been + v3

Will/shall + have + been + v3

Perfect continuous

Has/have + been + v4

Had + been + v4

Will/shall + have + been + v4

Passive

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