Read the following conversation and complete the passage below.
Ravi- Are you going to Singapore as part of the exchange programme?
Sunil -Yes, I am. Are you also going?
Ravi- I don’t know whether my parents will allow it.
Sunil- Tell them that it is a rare chance.
Ravi asked Sunil (a) ……….. as part of the exchange programme.
option :
1. if he were going to singapore
2. if he was going to singapore
3. if he is going to singapore
4. if he were going to singapore
(b) Sunil replied that he was and asked..........
option :
1. if ravi was also going
2. if ravi were also going
3. if he will also go
4. if he would also go.
(c)Ravi was not sure .................
option :
1. whether his parents allowed it
2. whether his parents would allow it
3. whether his parents will allowed it
4. whether her parents would allow it
(d)Sunil advised him................
option :
1. to tell them that it is a rare chance
2. to tell them that it was a rare chance
3. to tell them that it has been a rare chance
4. to tell them that it would be a rare chance
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The given sentence is in the active voice, as the subject 'They' performs an action 'will ask' against the object 'you'.
If this sentence is changed to passive voice, then the subject is also changed, in order to retain the meaning of the sentence.
So, the object takes the place of the subject and vice versa and the word 'by' is introduced as now the subject receives the action by the object. The verb form of the sentence is also changed from active form to passive.
'Subject (They) + verb (will ask) + direct object (you) + object complement (a lot of questions at the interview)' changes to:
'New subject (You) + verb (will be asked) + object complement (a lot of questions at the interview)'
This can be seen in option A, hence it's the right answer.
Option B: The word 'be' is missing. The complete verb form is 'will be asked', without which the sentence is incomplete in meaning.
Option C: The verbs 'be' and 'being' are both different forms of the verb 'to be'. They cannot be repeated one after the other.
Option D: Similarly, 'being' does not follow 'be'.
Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.