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SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 13

SSC CGL - 20 July 2023 - Shift 1 • English • Q13

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

The workers had eaten all the pastries before the day broke.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. All the pastries had been eaten by the workers before the day broke.

  • The passive voice of the given sentence would be:

    "All the pastries had been eaten by the workers before the day broke."

In this sentence:

  • "All the pastries" is the subject.
  • "had been eaten" is the passive verb construction.
  • "by the workers" indicates the agent, which is optional and can be omitted in passive voice.