Module: | Interrogative & Imperative Sentences
Q47: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "It is time to close the retail shop" converts to the passive voice as "It is time for the retail shop to be closed."
2. The active sentence "It is necessary to stop this nonsense" converts to the passive voice as "It is necessary for this nonsense to be stopped."
3. The active sentence "There is nothing to do here" converts to the passive voice as "There is nothing to done here."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The active sentence "It is necessary to stop this nonsense" converts to the passive voice as "It is necessary for this nonsense to be stopped."
3. The active sentence "There is nothing to do here" converts to the passive voice as "There is nothing to done here."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: B
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 perfectly convert dummy-subject infinitive phrases. Statement 3 applies an invalid infinitive structure.Structural Breakdown: For "It is time/necessary" structures, the passive introduces "for + object + to be + V3". For "There is" structures, the trailing active infinitive ("to do") simply becomes a trailing passive infinitive ("to be done"). Historical/Related Context: Dummy subject sentences are considered advanced-tier questions.
The exact formatting of options 1 and 2 closely mirrors memory-based test items from the May 2025 banking PO preliminary shifts.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because it jumps straight from "to" to the past participle "done" without the required base verb "be". The correct passive conversion of the non-finite verb is "There is nothing to be done here."