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SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 6

SSC CGL - 20 Aug 2021 - Shift 2 • English • Q6

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

Shiva wrote a letter to the head of the HR Department in response to the advertisement.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. A letter was written by Shiva to the head of the HR department in response to the advertisement.

  • In active voice the emphasis is on the subject and the performance of an action.
  • In passive voice the emphsis is on the action and the object of the sentence.
  • In passive voice verbs are used in a different tenses i.e. third form of the verb is used.

The correct answer is-

A letter was written by Shiva to the head of the HR department in response to the advertisement.