SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 24

SSC CGL - 11th June 2019 - Shift 2 • English • Q24

Select the correct active form of the given sentence.

Heavy taxes have been imposed on luxury items by the government.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4, i.e. The government has imposed heavy taxes on luxury items. 

Concept/Grammar rules

Application

The given sentence is written in passive voice and it should be changed into Active voice.

Sentence is of the form: has/have + been

Hence, the active voice structure must be:

Subject + has/have + V3 + Object


 

The correct active voice would be:

The government has imposed heavy taxes on luxury items. 

Therefore option 4 is the answer.