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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 22

SSC CGL - 02 Dec 2022 - Shift 4 • English • Q22

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Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
People speak Cantonese in Hong-Kong.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Cantonese is spoken in Hong-Kong.

  • The given active voice sentence is written in 'simple present tense'.
  • The structure of active voice sentence is: Subject + V1 + Object.
  • The structure of passive voice sentence is: Object + is/am/are + V3 + by + Subject.
  • The subject i.e., people and the object i.e., Cantonese swap places on conversion.
  • But since the subject people is a common noun and not a definite subject, we will omit the subject in its passive form.
  • The verb 'speak' will change into 'is spoken'. 

Thus, the correct passive form of the given sentence is:

Cantonese is spoken in Hong-Kong.