Module: | Advanced Structures (Infinitives & Clauses)
Q73: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "The technician repaired and tested everything twice before the team arrived" converts to the passive voice as "Everything was repaired and tested twice by the technician before the team arrived."
2. The active sentence "The skilled programmer has written an elegant and efficient code" converts to the passive voice as "An elegant and efficient code has been written by the skilled programmer."
3. The active sentence "The new CEO has promised to give all employees a substantial bonus" converts to the passive voice as "A substantial bonus has been promised to all employees by the new CEO."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The active sentence "The skilled programmer has written an elegant and efficient code" converts to the passive voice as "An elegant and efficient code has been written by the skilled programmer."
3. The active sentence "The new CEO has promised to give all employees a substantial bonus" converts to the passive voice as "A substantial bonus has been promised to all employees by the new CEO."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: D
🎯 Quick Answer:
All three statements demonstrate correct passive transformations of sentences containing compound verbs or complex double objects.Structural Breakdown: In Statement 1, the compound active verbs "repaired and tested" are both converted to the passive "was repaired and tested". In Statement 3, the direct object of the promise ("a substantial bonus") is promoted to the subject, smoothly bypassing the infinitive "to give". Historical/Related Context: Questions involving compound actions (like repair and test) frequently appear in SSC CGL exams to check if a candidate will mistakenly apply the passive auxiliary to only the first verb while leaving the second verb in active form.
Causal Reasoning: The statements are entirely correct because they maintain the structural integrity of the original compound phrases.
In Statement 1, "was" applies simultaneously to both "repaired" and "tested," eliminating the need to redundantly repeat the auxiliary verb.