Module: | Interrogative & Imperative Sentences
Q68: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The passive sentence "A defamation case is being filed by him against his business partner" converts to the active voice as "He is filing a defamation case against his business partner."
2. The passive sentence "The coloured clothes should not be washed with the whites" converts to the active voice as "You should not wash the coloured clothes with the whites."
3. The passive sentence "Some rare photographs were shown to them by their cousin" converts to the active voice as "Their cousin was showing them some rare photographs."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The passive sentence "The coloured clothes should not be washed with the whites" converts to the active voice as "You should not wash the coloured clothes with the whites."
3. The passive sentence "Some rare photographs were shown to them by their cousin" converts to the active voice as "Their cousin was showing them some rare photographs."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: A
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 expertly reverse continuous and modal passive structures back to active form. Statement 3 incorrectly shifts a simple past sentence into past continuous.Structural Breakdown: Statement 1 accurately recognizes "is being filed" as Present Continuous and reverses it to "is filing". Statement 2 correctly supplies the implied subject "You" to restore the negative modal command.
Historical/Related Context: Passive-to-active conversions have surged in frequency in the 2025-2026 exam cycles, specifically targeting candidates who only memorize forward-conversion formulas.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because the passive verb "were shown" is in the Simple Past tense.
The proposed active conversion uses "was showing," which is Past Continuous.
The correct active reversal is "Their cousin showed them some rare photographs."