NIMCET 2014 — English PYQ
NIMCET | English | 2014Change the voice:
Why did your brother write such a letter?
Choose the correct answer:
- A.
Why was such a letter written by your brother?
(Correct Answer) - B.
Why did your brother write such a letter?
- C.
Why was such a letter wrote by your brother?
- D.
Why does your brother write such a letter?
Why was such a letter written by your brother?
Explanation
The given sentence is in an active voice form, hence we need to convert it into a passive voice form.
We need to follow these instructions while changing the voice of an interrogative sentence.
The interrogative word 'Why' will remain at its original position.
Find the subject (your brother) and object (such a book) of the sentence and exchange their
places.
The passive verb form for the simple past interrogative sentence: was/were + subject + past
participle form of the verb.
So, 'did your brother write' changes into 'was such a letter written'.
At last line up the remaining part.
Following this structure, we get the 1st option as the correct answer.
Following these steps, we finally get- Why was such a letter written by your brother?

