Module: | Advanced Structures (Infinitives & Clauses)
Q80: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "Why haven't they allowed you to sit?" converts to the passive voice as "Why haven't you been allowed to sit?"
2. The active sentence "Will my uncle pay my tuition fee?" converts to the passive voice as "Will my tuition fee be paid by my uncle?"
3. The active sentence "Do they sell fresh vegetables?" converts to the passive voice as "Are fresh vegetables being sold by them?"
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The active sentence "Will my uncle pay my tuition fee?" converts to the passive voice as "Will my tuition fee be paid by my uncle?"
3. The active sentence "Do they sell fresh vegetables?" converts to the passive voice as "Are fresh vegetables being sold by them?"
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: A
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 successfully process negative present perfect and future simple interrogatives. Statement 3 misapplies a continuous tense marker.Structural Breakdown: Statement 1 retains the negative contraction "haven't" while applying the perfect passive marker "been". Statement 2 retains the future modal "Will" at the front of the sentence while applying "be paid". Historical/Related Context: Interrogative passive voice questions starting with negative contractions (like "haven't" or "aren't") frequently confuse candidates who try to separate the "not" from the auxiliary verb, a common trap in modern banking exams.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because the active sentence is in the Simple Present tense ("Do... sell"). The proposed passive conversion adds the word "being", which exclusively belongs to continuous tenses.
The correct simple present passive is "Are fresh vegetables sold by them?"