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Ram was told to stay at home. In which of the following options has the VOICE in the above sentence been correctly changed?
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Ram was told to stay at home.
In which of the following options has the VOICE in the above sentence been correctly changed?

A.

We had to tell Ram to stay at home.

B.

Ram stayed at home, we are told.

C.

We told Ram to stay at home.

D.

We had told Ram to stay at home.

Correct option is C


The correct option is (c) We told Ram to stay at home.
Detailed Explanation:
· The given sentence “Ram was told to stay at home.” is in passive voice.
· The task is to convert it into active voice.
· In passive voice, the doer (agent) is hidden; in active voice, it must be stated explicitly.
· The verb structure was told to stay (simple past passive) converts to told … to stay (simple past active).
Grammatical Rule Used (English):
· Passive → Active:
· Passive: Subject (receiver) + was/were + V³
· Active: Subject (doer) + V² + object
· Structure with infinitive:
· Passive: was told to + verb
· Active: told + object + to + verb
Grammatical Rule Used (Hindi):
· Passive से Active बनाते समय कर्ता (doer) को स्पष्ट किया जाता है।
· Was toldtold (simple past).
Explanation of Other Options:
· (a): Changes tense to past perfect; incorrect.
· (b): Incorrect structure and tense.
· (d): Past perfect tense not required.

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