From the alternatives given below, select the correct passive voice of the following sentence.
Cut the blue wire all at once; otherwise, you have to throw the entire thing out of the house with your maximum strength.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The original sentence is a compound sentence with two clauses.
The first clause, 'Cut the blue wire all at once,' is an imperative sentence. The passive voice for an imperative sentence follows the structure: 'Let + object + be + past participle'. Thus, 'Let the blue wire be cut all at once' is the correct passive form.
The second clause, 'otherwise, you have to throw the entire thing out of the house with your maximum strength,' is in the active voice. The passive voice for this clause requires the object ('the entire thing') to become the subject, and the verb 'have to throw' is changed to 'has to be thrown' (using the correct form of 'be' and the past participle). The agent 'by you' is included in option C.