MAH-CET 2026 — English PYQ

Correct Answer: (c) A letter was written by her

Detailed Explanation

The given sentence is in the Active Voice and uses the Simple Past Tense:

$$\text{Active Voice Structure: Subject }+{\text{ V}}_2\text{ (wrote) }+\text{ Object}$$

To convert a Simple Past Tense sentence into the Passive Voice, we follow this specific structural formula:

$$\text{Passive Voice Structure: Object }+\text{ was/were }+{\text{ V}}_3\text{ (Past Participle) }+\text{ by }+\text{ Subject}$$

Let's break down the transformation step-by-step:

• Object becomes Subject: "A letter" (Singular)

• Helping Verb: Since "A letter" is singular and the tense is simple past, we use was.

• Main Verb in $V_3$ form: The past participle form of 'write' (write $\to$ wrote $\to$ written) is used.

• Subject becomes Agent: The pronoun "She" changes to its objective form, her, introduced by the preposition "by".

Combining these elements gives us: "A letter was written by her."