Module: | Interrogative & Imperative Sentences
Q63: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "The cashier had finished the assigned task on time" converts to the passive voice as "The assigned task had been finished by the cashier on time."
2. The passive sentence "The diamond necklace had been stolen from our house by the thieves" converts to the active voice as "The thieves had stolen the diamond necklace from our house."
3. The active sentence "Jonita Gandhi has told me some secrets about my boss" converts to the passive voice as "Some secrets about my boss have being told to me by Jonita Gandhi."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The passive sentence "The diamond necklace had been stolen from our house by the thieves" converts to the active voice as "The thieves had stolen the diamond necklace from our house."
3. The active sentence "Jonita Gandhi has told me some secrets about my boss" converts to the passive voice as "Some secrets about my boss have being told to me by Jonita Gandhi."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: A
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 flawlessly handle past perfect transformations in both directions. Statement 3 uses an incorrect passive auxiliary for perfect tenses.Structural Breakdown: Statement 1 accurately applies the "had + been + V3" rule.
Statement 2 smoothly strips the "been" to reverse the sentence back to active Past Perfect.
Historical/Related Context: Perfect tense active-passive questions form the statistical backbone of SSC Tier 1 English papers, appearing in nearly 80% of all recorded shifts in 2024 and 2025.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because the active sentence is in the Present Perfect tense ("has told"). The required passive auxiliary marker for perfect tenses is "been", not "being". "Being" is exclusively used for continuous tenses.
The correct passive sentence is "Some secrets about my boss have been told to me by Jonita Gandhi."