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SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 13

SSC CGL - 26 Jul 2023 - Shift 2 • English • Q13

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

Were the cakes being baked by them?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Were they baking the cakes?.

  • Active voice focuses on the subject performing the action directly.
  • Passive voice emphasizes the action being done to the subject.

  • In the original sentence, "Were the cakes being baked by them?", the focus is on the cakes being baked (action) by them (subject), which is passive.

  • By rephrasing it to "Were they baking the cakes?", the subject "they" is directly performing the action of baking the cakes, which is active voice.