Module: | Interrogative & Imperative Sentences
Q42: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "They should have completed the bridge by now" converts to the passive voice as "The bridge should have been completed by them by now."
2. The active sentence "You ought to have respected your elders" converts to the passive voice as "Your elders ought to have been respected by you."
3. The active sentence "Someone must have stolen my wallet" converts to the passive voice as "My wallet must have stolen."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The active sentence "You ought to have respected your elders" converts to the passive voice as "Your elders ought to have been respected by you."
3. The active sentence "Someone must have stolen my wallet" converts to the passive voice as "My wallet must have stolen."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: A
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 correctly apply the perfect modal passive structure. Statement 3 misses the critical passive auxiliary verb.Structural Breakdown: The active structure "Modal + have + V3" must be converted to the passive structure "Modal + have + been + V3". Historical/Related Context: Perfect modals are highly tested in banking Mains (IBPS/SBI PO) because the addition of "been" is the only structural difference between the active and passive forms, testing acute visual attention.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because it lacks the word "been". "My wallet must have stolen" implies the wallet itself performed the act of stealing (active voice). The correct passive transformation is "My wallet must have been stolen."