Module: | Advanced Structures (Infinitives & Clauses)
Q95: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:
1. The active sentence "The notorious thief has picked my pocket and taken my identity card" converts to the passive voice as "My pocket has been picked and my identity card taken by the notorious thief."
2. The active sentence "The optimistic captain expects that his team will win the regional tournament" converts to the passive voice as "It is expected by the optimistic captain that his team will win the regional tournament."
3. The active sentence "People speak fluent French in many eastern parts of Canada" converts to the passive voice as "Fluent French was spoken in many eastern parts of Canada."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The active sentence "The optimistic captain expects that his team will win the regional tournament" converts to the passive voice as "It is expected by the optimistic captain that his team will win the regional tournament."
3. The active sentence "People speak fluent French in many eastern parts of Canada" converts to the passive voice as "Fluent French was spoken in many eastern parts of Canada."
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: A
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 correctly navigate compound verbs and impersonal passive expectations. Statement 3 introduces an unwarranted tense shift.Structural Breakdown: Statement 1 perfectly executes a compound passive.
The auxiliary "has been" applies to both "picked" and "taken," avoiding redundancy.
Statement 2 uses the correct dummy "It" subject for the complex expectation clause.
Historical/Related Context: Sentence 1 is a classic "ellipsis" test.
In advanced grammar, repeating the auxiliary ("has been picked and has been taken") is considered poor style.
Competitive exams reward the concise, elided version.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect due to a tense violation.
The active sentence expresses a general, current fact in the Simple Present tense ("speak"). The proposed passive conversion jumps to the Simple Past ("was spoken"). The correct conversion is "Fluent French is spoken in many eastern parts of Canada."