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SSC Stenographer 2022 PYQ — Question 42

SSC Stenographer - 17 Nov 2022 - Shift 2 • English • Q42

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

The poor fellow was laughed at by the crowd.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. The crowd laughed at the poor fellow.

  • Subject: The crowd

  • Verb: was laughed at

  • Object: the poor fellow

  • Move the true subject (the crowd) to the beginning of the active sentence, making it the new subject.

  • Use the appropriate form of the verb (laughed) that matches the subject (the crowd) in terms of tense and number.

  • Place the object (the poor fellow) after the verb to complete the sentence.

Here's the active sentence following these rules:

"The crowd laughed at the poor fellow."