Directions: Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. She can do only one thing at a time.
Only one thing at a time can be done by her.
Forming the Passive Voice with Modal Verbs
The question asks us to find the correct passive form of the active sentence: "She can do only one thing at a time." Let's break down how to convert this sentence.
Active Sentence Analysis
- Subject: She
- Modal Verb + Main Verb: can do
- Object: only one thing at a time
Rules for Passive Voice Transformation (with Modals)
To convert an active sentence with a modal verb (like can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must) into the passive voice, we follow these steps:
- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
- The modal verb remains the same.
- We add the auxiliary verb 'be' after the modal verb.
- We use the past participle (third form) of the main verb.
- The subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the preposition 'by' (optional, but included here).
Applying this to our sentence:
- Active Object: "only one thing at a time" becomes the new subject.
- Modal Verb: "can" stays the same.
- Add 'be': "can be".
- Past Participle of 'do': "done".
- Active Subject: "She" becomes "by her".
Putting it together, the passive form is: "Only one thing at a time can be done by her."
Evaluating the Options
- Option 1: "Only one thing at a time was done by her." - Incorrect. Uses "was done" (past simple passive) instead of the required modal passive form.
- Option 2: "Only one thing at a time can be done by her." - Correct. Follows the rule: Modal + be + past participle.
- Option 3: "Only one thing at a time is done by her." - Incorrect. Uses "is done" (present simple passive) instead of the required modal passive form.
- Option 4: "Only one thing at a time is being done by her." - Incorrect. Uses "is being done" (present continuous passive) instead of the required modal passive form.
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