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

The test was passed by only a few students.

Question

Question

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SSC CHSL Exam 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 04 Aug, 2023 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is "Only a few students passed the test."

Key Points

The given sentence is in Passive Voice. It is in Simple Past Tense.
As per the given question, we must change it to Active Voice.
The structure of the given sentence is as follows:
- Subject + V2 + Object. (Active Voice)
- Subject (objective case)+ was/were + V3 + Object (subjective case). (Passive Voice)
Example:
- Their cousin showed them some rare photographs. (Active Voice)
- They were shown some rare photographs by their cousin. (Passive Voice)
In the passive voice, the action "passing" is performed by the doer "Only a few students."
"Only a few students" is the subject and "test" is the object in the active voice.
The correct answer is Option 1.

Correct sentence: Only a few students passed the test.