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SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 12

SSC CGL - 24 Sep 2025 - Shift 3 • English • Q12

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Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure:

The fact that the rule had been amended after the voting was not communicated to the council.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. The council wasn't informed that the rule had been amended after voting.

 

To convert a sentence from passive to active voice, the receiver of the action (the object) typically becomes the subject, or an implied subject is introduced to perform the action.

  • Passive Structure: "The fact... was not communicated to the council." (The focus is on the 'fact' being the receiver of the non-communication).

  • Active Structure: "The council wasn't informed..." (The focus shifts to the council as the entity being addressed).

Key Changes Made:

  1. Subject-Object Shift: In the passive version, "the council" is the indirect object. In the active version, "The council" becomes the subject that is being "informed."

  2. Verb Transformation: The passive verb phrase "was not communicated to" is replaced with the active verb phrase "wasn't informed."

    • Note: While "informed" is technically a past participle here, the structure "informed [someone]" is the standard active way to describe the delivery of information.

  3. Clarity and Conciseness: The phrase "The fact that" is a common filler in passive constructions. Removing it or integrating it into a direct clause (as seen in the answer) makes the sentence more "active" and direct in its delivery.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.