Module: | Basic Tense Transformations
Q20: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "We must not look down upon the poor" converts to the passive voice as "The poor must not be looked down upon by us."
2. The active sentence "I cannot put up with this persistent insult" converts to the passive voice as "This persistent insult cannot be put up with by me."
3. The active sentence "The authorities are looking for the missing documents" converts to the passive voice as "The missing documents are being looked for by the authorities."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The active sentence "I cannot put up with this persistent insult" converts to the passive voice as "This persistent insult cannot be put up with by me."
3. The active sentence "The authorities are looking for the missing documents" converts to the passive voice as "The missing documents are being looked for by the authorities."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: D
🎯 Quick Answer:
All three statements are grammatically accurate transformations of complex phrasal structures.Structural Breakdown: Statement 1 retains both "down" and "upon". Statement 2 retains both "up" and "with". Statement 3 successfully retains "for" while applying the present continuous passive rule ("are being"). Historical/Related Context: "Look down upon" is an English comprehension classic.
Examiners intentionally create options that drop one of the prepositions (like "looked down by us") to create confusion.
This format was prevalent in late 2024 and 2025 banking exams.
Causal Reasoning: All statements are correct because the entire phrasal verb block acts as a single, inseparable transitive verb unit.
Breaking them apart or dropping the final preposition fundamentally changes or destroys the meaning of the verb.