SarkariPYQ

SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 17

SSC CGL - 05 Dec 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q17

Back to paper

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

The first-year students are bidding farewell to their seniors.

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Farewell is being bid to their seniors by the first-year students.

 

The steps to convert the given sentence into the passive voice form are as follows:

  • Identify the subject and the object of the sentence. In the given sentence, the subject is "The first-year students," and the object is "their seniors."

  • Move the object of the sentence to the beginning of the sentence and make it the subject of the sentence.

  • Add a form of the "be" verb (am, is, are, was, were, being, been) after the object-turned-subject.

  • Use the past participle form of the main verb "bid" after the form of the "be" verb to form the passive voice. In this case, the past participle form of "bid" is "bid."

  • Add the preposition "to" after the past participle form of the main verb.

  • Add the original subject "The first-year students" at the end of the sentence with the preposition "by" before it.

Thus, the most appropriate passive form of the given sentence is:

Farewell is being bid to their seniors by the first-year students.