Module: | Interrogative & Imperative Sentences
Q41: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "The committee is looking into the matter" converts to the passive voice as "The matter is being looked into by the committee."
2. The active sentence "The mother is looking after the sick child" converts to the passive voice as "The sick child is being looked after by the mother."
3. The active sentence "The students are laughing at the clown" converts to the passive voice as "The clown is being laughed by the students."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The active sentence "The mother is looking after the sick child" converts to the passive voice as "The sick child is being looked after by the mother."
3. The active sentence "The students are laughing at the clown" converts to the passive voice as "The clown is being laughed by the students."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: A
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 correctly execute the passive conversions for continuous tenses while retaining prepositions. Statement 3 improperly drops a preposition.Historical/Related Context: Phrasal verbs in continuous tenses frequently appeared in the August 2024 SSC CHSL shifts.
Examiners know that the string "being laughed at by" sounds clumsy, tricking candidates into choosing options that drop "at". Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because the preposition "at" is an integral part of the phrasal verb "laugh at". It cannot be omitted.
The correct passive sentence is "The clown is being laughed at by the students."