Module: | Basic Tense Transformations
Q34: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "The management promised the workers a substantial bonus" converts to the passive voice as "The workers were promised a substantial bonus by the management."
2. The active sentence "The grandmother told the children an interesting story" converts to the passive voice as "An interesting story was told to the children by the grandmother."
3. The active sentence "The interview panel asked me my name" converts to the passive voice as "My name was asked me by the interview panel."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The active sentence "The grandmother told the children an interesting story" converts to the passive voice as "An interesting story was told to the children by the grandmother."
3. The active sentence "The interview panel asked me my name" converts to the passive voice as "My name was asked me by the interview panel."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: B
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 correctly navigate double-object transformations. Statement 3 uses an awkward, grammatically invalid construction.Statement 2 promotes the direct object ("an interesting story") and properly inserts the preposition "to" before the remaining indirect object ("the children"). Historical/Related Context: The verb "ask" creates unique passive challenges, frequently appearing in banking clerical mains where examiners test a candidate's ear for awkward phrasing versus strict grammatical rules.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because when the direct object ("My name") is promoted, the indirect object ("me") cannot simply trail the verb without a preposition, but adding "of" (asked of me) is also archaic in modern testing.
The universally accepted and correct passive transformation for this specific verb is to promote the indirect object: "I was asked my name by the interview panel."