People believe that the company will launch the new product before the end of this fiscal year.
Understanding Active vs. Passive Voice Transformation
The original sentence is in the active voice: "People believe that the company will launch the new product before the end of this fiscal year." The subject, "People," performs the action "believe." The sentence contains a main clause ("People believe") and a subordinate clause ("that the company will launch the new product before the end of this fiscal year").
Passive Voice Transformation Strategy
To change this type of sentence (involving verbs like 'believe', 'think', 'say', 'know', etc., followed by a 'that' clause) into the passive voice, we typically follow one of two common patterns:
- Pattern 1: Using "It" as the subject
This involves making the main verb passive and keeping the subordinate clause the same. The structure is: $It + be + past participle + that + clause$. - Pattern 2: Using the subject of the subordinate clause
This involves bringing the subject of the 'that' clause to the front and making the main verb passive, followed by an infinitive phrase. The structure is: $Subject of clause + be + past participle + to + infinitive$.
Analyzing the Sentence Transformation
Let's apply these patterns to the original sentence:
- Applying Pattern 1:
- Main verb: 'believe'
- Past participle of 'believe': 'believed'
- Passive form: 'is believed' (since the original is in the simple present tense)
- Result: "It is believed that the company will launch the new product before the end of this fiscal year."
- Applying Pattern 2:
- Subject of the clause: "the company"
- Passive form of main verb: 'is believed'
- Infinitive: 'to launch'
- Potential Result: "The company is believed to launch the new product before the end of this fiscal year." (Note: This structure is grammatically possible but less common and can sometimes sound slightly less natural than Pattern 1 for this specific type of sentence).
Evaluating the Options
- Option 1: "The company believes to launch the product before the end of the fiscal year." - This is incorrect because it doesn't use the passive voice for "believe" and incorrectly uses the infinitive "to launch" after "believes."
- Option 2: "The new product is believed to be launched before the fiscal year ends." - While this uses a passive structure, it changes the focus slightly and uses the passive infinitive ("to be launched") which is not the most direct conversion. Pattern 2 focuses on "The company is believed to launch...".
- Option 3: "It has been believed that the new product will launch this year." - This uses the present perfect passive ("has been believed"), suggesting the belief has been ongoing. The original sentence uses the simple present "believe," indicating a current general belief. The tense is changed incorrectly.
- Option 4: "It is believed that the company will launch the new product before the end of this fiscal year." - This perfectly matches Pattern 1, correctly converting the main verb "believe" to the passive "is believed" while keeping the subordinate clause intact. This is the standard and most accurate passive form for the given active sentence.
Therefore, the most appropriate passive voice transformation uses the structure "It is believed that...".
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Important Questions from Error Spotting
Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
A honest mistake (a) / is no more than that; (b) / just an honest mistake. (c) / No error (d)Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
A company of five thousand soldiers , (a) / having marched tirelessly for over five days , (b) / have just moved into their cantonment . (c) / No error (d)Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
Every person who believes in principles (a) / must stand up to fight (b) / for their convictions . (c) / No error (d)Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
The Olympic Games reflects(a) / the highest spirit of (b) / human endeavour and achievement . (c) / No error (d)Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
The principal of the school (a) / stressed the need for discipline (b) / amongst the students. (c) / No error (d)
