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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 2

SSC CGL - 03 Dec 2022 - Shift 4 • English • Q2

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Select the correct passive voice form for the given sentence.

Rashi was writing a letter to her husband.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. A letter was being written by Rashi to her husband.

 

To convert the given sentence into its passive form, we follow these rules:

  1. Identify the object of the active sentence, which in this case is "a letter."
  2. Move the object to the beginning of the sentence and make it the subject of the passive sentence. In this case, "a letter" becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
  3. Use the appropriate form of the verb "to be" (was) followed by the past participle of the main verb (writing) to form the passive voice. So, "was writing" becomes "was being written."
  4. Add the preposition "by" to introduce the agent (the person or thing performing the action) of the active sentence. In this case, the agent is Rashi.

Thus, the passive form of the given sentence would be:

A letter was being written by Rashi to her husband.