SSC Stenographer 2025 PYQ — Question 188

SSC Stenographer - 08 Aug 2025 - Shift 3 • English • Q188

Select the correct active form. "The temple has been visited by thousands of pilgrims." 

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

Passive to active voice conversion:

Original Sentence (Passive): "The temple has been visited by thousands of pilgrims."

Tense: Present Perfect Passive.

Structure: [Subject (The temple)] + [has been] + [past participle (visited)] + [by + Agent (thousands of pilgrims)].

Active Form Rule: To convert to active voice, the agent of the action becomes the subject, and the auxiliary "been" is removed while maintaining the same tense.

Tense: Present Perfect Active.

Structure: [Subject (Thousands of pilgrims)] + [have] + [past participle (visited)] + [Object (the temple)].

Active voice: Thousands of pilgrims have visited the temple.