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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 11

SSC CGL - 03 Dec 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q11

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Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The new owners hired a lot of new servers.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. A lot of new servers were hired by the new owners.

  • The active form of the given sentence is in simple past tense.
  • The structure followed in the active form of the given sentence is: Subject + V2 + Object.
  • The structure to be followed in the passive form of the given sentence is: Object + was/were + V3 + by + Subject.

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

A lot of new servers were hired by the new owners.