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SSC CHSL 2021 · Question 13 of 25

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. 'Don Quixote' was written by Miguel Cervantes.

Active/Passive Voice

  1. AMiguel Cervantes was writing 'Don Quixote'.
  2. BMiguel Cervantes wrote 'Don Quixote'.Correct
  3. CMiguel Cervantes had written 'Don Quixote'.
  4. DMiguel Cervantes has written 'Don Quixote'.

Answer: B. Miguel Cervantes wrote 'Don Quixote'.

Explanation

The correct answer is: Miguel Cervantes wrote 'Don Quixote'. Key Points The given sentence is in the passive form of the Past Simple tense. The Simple past tense in the passive voice has the following form: Object+ was/were + V3+ by + subject The Simple past tense in the active voice has the following form:Subject + V2+ object Passive:The floor was cleaned by Raju. Active:Raju cleaned the floor. In the active voice of Past Simple , we have to change the structure, so the subject in the passive voice becomes the object in the active voice. Therefore, the correct answer is option 2. Correct Active Voice: Miguel Cervantes wrote 'Don Quixote'.

Source: SSC CHSL 2021 Tier-I paper held 25-May-2022 (Shift 3) — prepp.in solved paper (English Language section only; rest of paper is Hindi medium) · reliable-secondary

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