Module: | Advanced Structures (Infinitives & Clauses)
Q81: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The passive sentence "The possibility of the files being leaked before the official release was not ruled out" converts to the active voice as "Officials did not rule out the possibility of the files being leaked before the official release."
2. The passive sentence "The land is believed to have been acquired illegally by the company" converts to the active voice as "People believe the company acquired the land illegally."
3. The passive sentence "The agreement was found to have been violated despite multiple warnings" converts to the active voice as "Authorities found that the agreement had been violated despite multiple warnings."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The passive sentence "The land is believed to have been acquired illegally by the company" converts to the active voice as "People believe the company acquired the land illegally."
3. The passive sentence "The agreement was found to have been violated despite multiple warnings" converts to the active voice as "Authorities found that the agreement had been violated despite multiple warnings."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: D
🎯 Quick Answer:
All three statements demonstrate flawless restorations of highly complex, dual-clause passive sentences back to their active roots.They heavily penalize students who fail to recognize that the subordinate clause must also be reversed alongside the main verb.
Causal Reasoning: The statements are entirely correct because they successfully dismantle the complex passive scaffolding without altering the timeline.
Specifically, "to have been violated" correctly reverts to the past perfect active "had been violated" when attached to the past tense main verb "found."