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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 18

SSC CGL - 03 Dec 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q18

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Had they not cleared the exam?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Had the exam not been cleared by them?

  • The given sentence is in the interrogative form and is written in the past perfect tense.
  • The structure followed in the active form of the given sentence is: Had + Subject + not + V3 + Object.
  • The structure to be followed in the passive form of the given sentence is: Had+ Object+ not + been + V3 + Subject.

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

Had the exam not been cleared by them?