SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 14

SSC CGL - 03 Dec 2022 - Shift 4 • English • Q14

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

Let the farewell be bidden to our seniors.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Let us bid farewell to our seniors.

 

To convert a sentence from passive voice to active voice, we can follow these rules:

  • Identify the subject and the object of the sentence.

    • In this case, the subject is "farewell," and the object is "our seniors."
  • Determine the tense and the verb form of the verb "be bidden."

    • The tense of the verb is present perfect passive, and the verb form is "be bidden."
  • Move the object to the subject position in the active voice sentence and make it the doer of the action.

    • "Our seniors" become the subject in the active voice sentence.
  • Use an active verb form that agrees with the new subject.

    • Change "be bidden" to "bid" to match the subject "our seniors."
  • If the sentence has a preposition followed by an object, rephrase the preposition and place the object after the verb in the active sentence.

    • There is no preposition in the given sentence.
  • If the sentence has an agent introduced by "by," include it in the active sentence as the doer of the action, preceded by the preposition "by."

    • There is no agent in the given sentence.

So, the active form of the given sentence would be:

"Let us bid farewell to our seniors."