Module: | Basic Tense Transformations
Q32: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The passive sentence "The delicacies are going to be cooked by the renowned chef" converts to the active voice as "The renowned chef cooks the delicacies."
2. The passive sentence "The players were reprimanded by the coach for poor performance" converts to the active voice as "The coach reprimanded the players for poor performance."
3. The passive sentence "A new lake was discovered by the principal" converts to the active voice as "The principal discovered a new lake."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The passive sentence "The players were reprimanded by the coach for poor performance" converts to the active voice as "The coach reprimanded the players for poor performance."
3. The passive sentence "A new lake was discovered by the principal" converts to the active voice as "The principal discovered a new lake."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: B
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 2 and 3 effectively reverse past tense passive sentences back to active form. Statement 1 commits a tense violation.Structural Breakdown: Statement 2 accurately reconstructs the Simple Past structure ("reprimanded"). Statement 3 successfully identifies "was discovered" as Simple Past and reverts it to "discovered". Historical/Related Context: Reverse engineering passive sentences requires strong foundational knowledge.
Examiners use present continuous or "going to" passive phrases to bait students into simplifying them into simple present active statements.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 1 is incorrect because it completely alters the tense.
The passive sentence uses the future-oriented "going to be cooked" phrasing.
The active conversion must retain this structure: "The renowned chef is going to cook the delicacies."