Module: | Advanced Structures (Infinitives & Clauses)
Q90: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "I remember my sister taking me to the national museum" converts to the passive voice as "I remember being taken to the national museum by my sister."
2. The active sentence "The principal likes students calling him 'Sir'" converts to the passive voice as "The principal likes being called 'Sir' by students."
3. The active sentence "She wants someone to take her professional photographs" converts to the passive voice as "She wants her professional photographs to take."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The active sentence "The principal likes students calling him 'Sir'" converts to the passive voice as "The principal likes being called 'Sir' by students."
3. The active sentence "She wants someone to take her professional photographs" converts to the passive voice as "She wants her professional photographs to take."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: B
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 correctly execute voice transformations involving gerunds. Statement 3 completely misapplies the passive infinitive rule.Structural Breakdown: Active gerunds (V-ing) become passive gerunds ("being + V3"). Statement 1 shifts "taking" to "being taken." Statement 2 shifts "calling" to "being called." Historical/Related Context: Gerund conversions are considered high-tier questions in IBPS PO Mains.
Examiners frequently test if a candidate will improperly convert the main verb (e.g., "I am remembered") instead of the embedded gerund.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because the active infinitive "to take" must be converted into a passive infinitive "to be taken." The proposed sentence ("to take") remains active and nonsensical in context.
The correct passive is "She wants her professional photographs to be taken."