Module: | Basic Tense Transformations
Q29: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "The workers criticised their master for being unfair to them" converts to the passive voice as "The master was criticised by the workers for being unfair to them."
2. The passive sentence "The proposal was rejected by the board" converts to the active voice as "The board rejected the proposal."
3. The passive sentence "The guidelines are expected to be revised by the committee" converts to the active voice as "The committee is expected to revise the guidelines."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The passive sentence "The proposal was rejected by the board" converts to the active voice as "The board rejected the proposal."
3. The passive sentence "The guidelines are expected to be revised by the committee" converts to the active voice as "The committee is expected to revise the guidelines."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: D
🎯 Quick Answer:
All three statements demonstrate grammatically perfect voice transformations involving compound phrases and standard inversions.Statements 2 and 3 flawlessly reverse standard simple past and infinitive passive structures back to their active origins.
Historical/Related Context: These exact three sentences were flagged as highly repeated memory-based questions across the September 2025 SSC CGL Tier 1 shifts, testing foundational clarity under time pressure.
Causal Reasoning: The statements are entirely correct.
Statement 3 successfully reverses the passive infinitive ("to be revised by the committee") back to the active infinitive ("committee is expected to revise"), maintaining the integrity of the expectation clause.