Question

Choose the passive voice of : “You must hit the nail on the head.”

• A. The nail must hit on the head
• B. The nail must be hit on the head
• C. The nail has to be hit on the head
• D. The nail on the head must be hit

Hint:

To make a sentence with a modal verb (must, should, can, will) passive, use the formula: Object + modal verb + be + past participle.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Identify the components of the active sentence. Subject: 'You', Modal verb: 'must', Main verb: 'hit', Object: 'the nail', Prepositional phrase: 'on the head'.
Step 2: Form the passive structure. The object of the active sentence ('the nail') becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
Step 3: Change the verb form. The active modal verb ('must hit') changes to the passive modal form ('modal + be + past participle'). This becomes 'must be hit'.
Step 4: Construct the final sentence. The complete passive sentence is: "The nail must be hit on the head."