Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence:
Drink only boiled water during the monsoon.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → You are advised to drink only boiled water during the monsoon.
Passive of an order that gives advice:
| Change | Active | Passive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doer made the subject | (you, understood) | You | The advice is given to “you”, so “you” becomes the subject. |
| Advice shown by the verb | Drink | are advised to drink | “Drink only boiled water” is advice for your own good. So the passive uses are advised + to + verb, in the simple present. |
| Rest kept | only boiled water during the monsoon | only boiled water during the monsoon | “Only boiled water during the monsoon” does not change. It stays after “to drink”. |
| Full sentence | Drink only boiled water during the monsoon. | You are advised to drink only boiled water during the monsoon. |
Other orders change by what they mean: a request takes “You are requested to ...”, a plain order takes “Let ... be + past participle (V3)”. Example: Wear a helmet while riding. → You are advised to wear a helmet while riding.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Boiled water is drunk by you during the monsoon. — Incorrect. “Is drunk” makes it a plain statement of what you do. The advice is lost.
Option 3: Let only boiled water be drinking during the monsoon. — Incorrect. “Be drinking” is not a passive form. After “let ... be”, the V3 “drunk” is needed.
Option 4: You were advised to drink only boiled water during the monsoon. — Incorrect. “Were advised” is the simple past. It reports old advice, but the given order is for now.