Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
They speak French at home.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'was spoken by them' में passive का क्रम ठीक है। परंतु 'was' भूतकाल है, जबकि 'speak' वर्तमान की आदत है।'was spoken by them' fixed the order of the passive. But 'was' is the past, while 'speak' is a habit in the present.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'was being spoken' पूर्ण passive लगा। परंतु यह past continuous है, और active इस काल में नहीं है।'was being spoken' looks like a fuller passive. But it is the past continuous, and the active is not in that tense.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'French speaks' छोटा है और present में है। परंतु यह रूप से अब भी active है, और भाषा स्वयं नहीं बोलती।'French speaks' is short and in the present. But it is still active in form, and a language does not speak itself.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (A) French is spoken at home by them.
Speak present indefinite में है, अतः passive में is / am / are + V3 आता है। कर्म French कर्ता बनता है; वह singular (एकवचन) है, इसलिए is spoken।
Concept: present indefinite passive = is / am / are + V3।
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French is spoken at home by them.
'was spoken' काल को past कर देता है, और 'speaks' passive नहीं है।
सरल अर्थ: घर पर वे फ़्रेंच बोलते हैं।
Speak is in the present indefinite, so the passive uses is / am / are + V3. The object French becomes the subject; it is singular, so is spoken.
Concept: present indefinite passive = is / am / are + V3.
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French is spoken at home by them.
'was spoken' changes the tense to the past, and 'speaks' is not a passive.
बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer
B'was spoken by them' में passive का क्रम ठीक है। परंतु 'was' भूतकाल है, जबकि 'speak' वर्तमान की आदत है।'was spoken by them' fixed the order of the passive. But 'was' is the past, while 'speak' is a habit in the present.
C'was being spoken' पूर्ण passive लगा। परंतु यह past continuous है, और active इस काल में नहीं है।'was being spoken' looks like a fuller passive. But it is the past continuous, and the active is not in that tense.
D'French speaks' छोटा है और present में है। परंतु यह रूप से अब भी active है, और भाषा स्वयं नहीं बोलती।'French speaks' is short and in the present. But it is still active in form, and a language does not speak itself.
Source: SSC Steno 2026 · 15 Sep 2026 · Shift I। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC Steno 2026 · 15 Sep 2026 · Shift I. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.