SSC Stenographer 2025 PYQ — Question 184

SSC Stenographer - 08 Aug 2025 - Shift 3 • English • Q184

Select the correct active form.
"Was the novel written by her?" 

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

Transformation from passive to active voice:

Identify the Tense: The original sentence is in the Passive Voice of the Simple Past tense (indicated by "Was" + past participle "written").

Identify the Subject and Object: In the passive sentence, "the novel" is the object receiving the action, and "her" (which becomes "she" in the active voice) is the subject performing the action.

Active Voice Rule: For a question in the Simple Past, the active structure is: Did + Subject + Base Verb + Object?

Active voice: Did she write the novel?