From the alternatives given below, select the correct passive voice of the following sentence.
A person cannot connect the dots looking forward.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer: The dots cannot be connected by a person looking forward.
Explanation:
• The given sentence is in the active voice featuring the modal verb cannot followed by the base verb connect.
• To convert a sentence with a modal auxiliary into the passive voice, follow this structure:
• Active: Subject + Modal + V1 + Object
• Passive: Object + Modal + be + V3 (past participle) + by + Subject
• Applying this rule: "The dots" (object) + "cannot be" + "connected" (V3) + "by a person looking forward".
• Modals do not change their tense in passive transformation (e.g., cannot does not become could not).