Module: | Interrogative & Imperative Sentences
Q36: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "Whom are you looking for?" converts to the passive voice as "Who is being looked for by you?"
2. The active sentence "What makes you so angry?" converts to the passive voice as "By what are you made so angry?"
3. The active sentence "Who taught you conversational French?" converts to the passive voice as "By who were you taught conversational French?"
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The active sentence "What makes you so angry?" converts to the passive voice as "By what are you made so angry?"
3. The active sentence "Who taught you conversational French?" converts to the passive voice as "By who were you taught conversational French?"
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: A
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 are highly accurate transformations of complex interrogatives. Statement 3 contains a pronoun case error.Structural Breakdown: Statement 1 correctly shifts "Whom" (object) to "Who" (subject) while retaining the preposition "for". Statement 2 correctly treats "What" as the subject, shifting it to the prepositional phrase "By what". Historical/Related Context: The "What makes you angry" transformation is a legendary trick question that resurfaced in the February 2026 railway exams, testing if candidates realize "What" functions as the active subject.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because the preposition "by" mandates the use of an objective pronoun. "Who" is a subjective pronoun.
The correct passive sentence must use the objective form: "By whom were you taught conversational French?"