Module: | Basic Tense Transformations
Q26: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "People expect the officials to announce the result" converts to the passive voice as "The officials are expected to announce the result."
2. The active sentence "They believe that the earth is round" converts to the passive voice as "It is believed that the earth is round."
3. The passive sentence "The report was believed to have been altered by the editor" correctly converts to the active voice as "The editor believed to alter the report."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The active sentence "They believe that the earth is round" converts to the passive voice as "It is believed that the earth is round."
3. The passive sentence "The report was believed to have been altered by the editor" correctly converts to the active voice as "The editor believed to alter the report."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: A
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 accurately transform subordinate belief and expectation clauses. Statement 3 severely distorts the original meaning.Structural Breakdown: Statement 1 promotes the subordinate subject ("the officials") to the main passive subject.
Statement 2 uses the impersonal "It is believed" to bypass naming the vague active subject ("They"). Historical/Related Context: Handling "believed to have been" structures is a hallmark of high-difficulty banking exams (like IBPS PO Mains), where candidates frequently confuse the subject of the belief with the subject of the action.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because "The editor believed" implies the editor held the belief.
In the original passive sentence, general people hold the belief about the editor's actions.
The correct active conversion is "People believed that the editor had altered the report."