Module: | Basic Tense Transformations
Q21: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "The company offered him a lucrative new job" converts to the passive voice as "He was offered a lucrative new job by the company."
2. The active sentence "The strict judge punished his corrupt clerk" converts to the passive voice as "His corrupt clerk was punished by the strict judge."
3. The active sentence "The teacher taught us advanced English grammar" converts to the passive voice as "Advanced English grammar was taught us by the teacher."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The active sentence "The strict judge punished his corrupt clerk" converts to the passive voice as "His corrupt clerk was punished by the strict judge."
3. The active sentence "The teacher taught us advanced English grammar" converts to the passive voice as "Advanced English grammar was taught us by the teacher."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: A
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 are perfectly executed passive shifts. Statement 3 contains a structural omission regarding the indirect object.Structural Breakdown: In Statement 1, the indirect object "him" becomes the subject "He", leaving the direct object intact.
Statement 2 is a standard single-object conversion.
Historical/Related Context: Sentences with verbs like offer, give, teach, and lend have two valid passive forms.
However, when the direct object becomes the subject, a preposition must usually bridge the gap to the remaining indirect object.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because when the direct object ("advanced English grammar") is made the subject, the retained indirect object ("us") must be preceded by the preposition "to". The correct passive is "Advanced English grammar was taught to us by the teacher."