Direction: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active Voice/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
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Don’t speak until someone speaks to you.
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- Don’t speak until you are spoken to
- Don’t speak until someone is spoken to
- Don’t speak until you have been spoken to
- Don’t speak until someone has been spoken to
Correct Option: A
Don’t speak unless you are spoken to. (Passive).
The sentence is in Simple Present Tense (Active). It is also a Complex Sentence with Double Objects (someone, you).
The Passive Voice of Verbs with two objects is formed by changing either of the two Objects into the Subject (You), and retaining the other as the Object (someone)
