Module: | Basic Tense Transformations
Q19: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "A massive fire engulfed the abandoned building" converts to the passive voice as "The abandoned building was engulfed in a massive fire."
2. The active sentence "This large wooden box contains ten expensive cigars" converts to the passive voice as "Ten expensive cigars are contained in this large wooden box."
3. The active sentence "A large excited crowd thronged the cricket stadium" converts to the passive voice as "The cricket stadium was thronged by a large excited crowd."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The active sentence "This large wooden box contains ten expensive cigars" converts to the passive voice as "Ten expensive cigars are contained in this large wooden box."
3. The active sentence "A large excited crowd thronged the cricket stadium" converts to the passive voice as "The cricket stadium was thronged by a large excited crowd."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: A
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 correctly apply specific prepositions required by their respective verbs. Statement 3 uses an invalid preposition pairing.Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because the verb "throng" (meaning to fill or be present in a place in large numbers) requires the preposition "with" when shifted to the passive voice.
The correct transformation is "The cricket stadium was thronged with a large excited crowd."