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

A Mercedes-Benz was owned by my father.

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SSC Selection Post 2024 (Higher Secondary Level) Official Paper (Held On: 25 Jun, 2024 Shift 4)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points

The sentence given is in the passive voice.
To convert it to active voice, the subject should perform the action directly.
In the active voice, "My father" becomes the subject who performed the action of owning.
Thus, the correct active voice sentence is "My father owned a Mercedes-Benz."
Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4.

Correct Sentence: "My father owned a Mercedes-Benz."

Additional Information

Option 1: "My father has been owning a Mercedes-Benz." – This option is incorrect because "has been owning" is not a standard English construction.
Option 2: "My father owns a Mercedes-Benz." – This option is incorrect because it changes the tense of the original sentence.
Option 3: "My father has owned a Mercedes-Benz." – This option is incorrect because it changes the tense and aspect of the original sentence.
Option 4: "My father owned a Mercedes-Benz." – This option correctly converts the sentence to active voice while maintaining the original tense.