Module: | Interrogative & Imperative Sentences
Q49: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "Somebody has already cleaned our front lane today" converts to the passive voice as "Our front lane has already been cleaned today."
2. The passive sentence "The drug pedlar was arrested by the narcotics team" converts to the active voice as "The narcotics team arrested the drug pedlar."
3. The active sentence "Someone must have stolen my wallet" converts to the passive voice as "My wallet must be stolen."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The passive sentence "The drug pedlar was arrested by the narcotics team" converts to the active voice as "The narcotics team arrested the drug pedlar."
3. The active sentence "Someone must have stolen my wallet" converts to the passive voice as "My wallet must be stolen."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: A
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 correctly execute voice transformations involving unknown or obvious agents. Statement 3 uses the incorrect passive modal structure.In English, vague subjects like "Somebody" or "Someone" are frequently dropped in the passive voice.
Structural Breakdown: Statement 1 successfully applies the present perfect passive ("has been cleaned") while dropping "by somebody". Statement 2 correctly reverses a simple past passive sentence into active.
Historical/Related Context: Questions involving omitted agents ("Somebody," "Nobody," "The police") are standard fixtures in the SSC CHSL and CGL Tier 1 exams.
The exact sentence regarding the drug pedlar appeared in the September 2024 CGL shifts.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because the active sentence uses a perfect modal ("must have stolen"). The required passive conversion requires the addition of "been," making the correct sentence "My wallet must have been stolen."