SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 19

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level 2022 - 11 Feb 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q19

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

My parents have promised that if I do well in my school exams, they’ll send me to the US.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1, i.e. I have been promised by my parents that if I do well in my school exams, they’ll send me to the US.

Type of sentence: Complex sentence (Main clause + Conditional clause)

Tense: Present perfect (have promised)

Given voice: Active voice

Subject: My parents

Object: Me (understood as “I” in passive voice)

Structure for conversion:
Active: Subject + has/have + V³ (past participle) + object
Passive: Object + has/have been + V³ + by + subject

Converted sentence: I have been promised by my parents that if I do well in my school exams, they’ll send me to the US.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.