Module: | Basic Tense Transformations
Q9: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "Who broke the beautiful glass window?" converts to the passive voice as "By whom was the beautiful glass window broken?"
2. The active sentence "Whom did you invite to the inauguration?" converts to the passive voice as "Who was invited to the inauguration by you?"
3. The active sentence "Who will pay the restaurant bill?" converts to the passive voice as "By who will the restaurant bill be paid?"
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The active sentence "Whom did you invite to the inauguration?" converts to the passive voice as "Who was invited to the inauguration by you?"
3. The active sentence "Who will pay the restaurant bill?" converts to the passive voice as "By who will the restaurant bill be paid?"
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: A
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 correctly apply pronoun shifts in interrogative transformations. Statement 3 uses incorrect pronoun casing.During passive conversion, 'who' transitions to the prepositional phrase 'by whom', and 'whom' transitions to the subject 'who'. Historical/Related Context: Questions isolating the who/whom dynamic are high-frequency traps in SSC CGL Tier 2 and IBPS PO Mains, testing a candidate's grasp of grammatical case alongside voice rules.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because "who" is strictly a subjective pronoun.
In English grammar, a preposition (like "by") must be followed by an objective pronoun.
The correct passive sentence must be "By whom will the restaurant bill be paid?".