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Q96: Consider the following statements regarding sentence transformations:

1. The active sentence "The corporate board offered him the prestigious position of Managing Director" converts to the passive voice as "He was offered the prestigious position of Managing Director by the corporate board."
2. The active sentence "I expect you to complete this crucial assignment by tomorrow morning" converts to the passive voice as "I expect this crucial assignment to be completed by you by tomorrow morning."
3. The active sentence "The organizers requested the chief guest to inaugurate the cultural event" converts to the passive voice as "The chief guest was requested to be inaugurated the cultural event by the organizers."

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A
Only 1 and 2
B
Only 2 and 3
C
Only 1 and 3
D
All 1, 2, and 3 to do [something]). Structural Breakdown: Statement 1 smoothly promotes the indirect object "him" to "He," leaving the title intact as an objective complement. Statement 2 keeps the main clause "I expect" active while correctly converting the infinitive "to complete" into "to be completed." Historical/Related Context: The "requested to inaugurate" error is a frequent distractor in banking PO prelims. Examiners test if the candidate realizes who is actually performing the infinitive action. Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because it applies the passive voice to the wrong verb phrase. "To be inaugurated" implies that the chief guest himself will undergo the process of inauguration. The correct passive conversion of the main verb while leaving the active infinitive intact is: "The chief guest was requested by the organizers to inaugurate the cultural event."]
✅ Correct Answer: A
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 perfectly convert double-object and embedded infinitive structures. Statement 3 creates a logically absurd passive infinitive.
Concept Definition: These examples test sentences containing a direct and indirect object, as well as sentences where the main verb takes an object followed by an infinitive phrase (expect [someone
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