Module: | Interrogative & Imperative Sentences
Q70: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "Do the work at once" converts to the passive voice as "Let the work be done at once."
2. The passive sentence "Let the truth be told, though the heavens fall" converts to the active voice as "Tell the truth, though the heavens fall."
3. The active sentence "Shut the windows immediately" converts to the passive voice as "You should shut the windows immediately."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The passive sentence "Let the truth be told, though the heavens fall" converts to the active voice as "Tell the truth, though the heavens fall."
3. The active sentence "Shut the windows immediately" converts to the passive voice as "You should shut the windows immediately."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: A
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 correctly navigate imperative forward and backward conversions. Statement 3 fails to apply a passive structure altogether.Structural Breakdown: Statement 1 flawlessly applies the "Let" formula to a direct command.
Statement 2 beautifully reverses the complex "Let the truth be told" phrase back into the raw active command "Tell the truth," leaving the dependent "though" clause untouched.
Historical/Related Context: The proverb "Tell the truth, though the heavens fall" is a notorious Tier 2 English question designed to intimidate candidates with complex archaic vocabulary while testing a very basic imperative rule.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because the proposed conversion ("You should shut the windows immediately") is still entirely in the active voice; it merely changes an imperative command into advisory active phrasing.
The correct passive sentence is "Let the windows be shut immediately."