Module: | Advanced Structures (Infinitives & Clauses)
Q93: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "The construction firm will have built the new stadium by next December" converts to the passive voice as "The new stadium will have been built by the construction firm by next December."
2. The active sentence "The meteorological department predicts that a severe cyclone will hit the coast" converts to the passive voice as "It is predicted by the meteorological department that a severe cyclone will hit the coast."
3. The active sentence "The brilliant student had solved the complex equation before the teacher arrived" converts to the passive voice as "The complex equation was solved by the brilliant student before the teacher arrived."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The active sentence "The meteorological department predicts that a severe cyclone will hit the coast" converts to the passive voice as "It is predicted by the meteorological department that a severe cyclone will hit the coast."
3. The active sentence "The brilliant student had solved the complex equation before the teacher arrived" converts to the passive voice as "The complex equation was solved by the brilliant student before the teacher arrived."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: A
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 accurately handle future perfect tenses and complex noun clauses. Statement 3 commits a tense degradation error.Statement 2 smoothly uses the impersonal "It is predicted" to handle the main clause, leaving the subordinate future clause untouched.
Historical/Related Context: Tense degradation (shifting a perfect tense down to a simple tense) is a common trap in SSC CGL Tier 1 exams.
Examiners use complex sentences to overwhelm the student's working memory so they miss the tense marker.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because the active sentence is in the Past Perfect tense ("had solved"). The proposed passive conversion degrades the tense to Simple Past ("was solved"). Voice rules demand strict timeline adherence.
The correct conversion is "The complex equation had been solved by the brilliant student before the teacher arrived."