Choose the correct passive construction of the given sentence from the options given :-
The government will offer incentives to contractors completing high priority projects.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Contractors completing high priority projects would be offered incentives by the government
Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. However, none of the options is fully correct: the active sentence uses "will offer", so its passive is "Contractors completing high priority projects will be offered incentives by the government." Option (3) is the closest option: its subject, its passive verb "be offered" and its agent "by the government" are right; only "would" should be "will".
| Active | Passive |
|---|---|
| The government will offer incentives to contractors completing high priority projects. | Contractors completing high priority projects will be offered incentives by the government. |
Active to passive voice (verb with two objects, modal "will"):
- Object becomes subject: "offer" has two objects, incentives (the thing) and contractors (the person); the person object becomes the subject: "Contractors completing high priority projects".
- Tense kept: modal + be + past participle, "will offer" → "will be offered"; "will" does not change to "would". The other object "incentives" stays after the verb.
- Other tenses: offers → is offered, offered → was offered, has offered → has been offered, is offering → is being offered.
- Agent (by ...): the doer "the government" goes at the end as "by the government".
Example: The school will give the winners prizes. → The winners will be given prizes by the school.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The government will be offered incentives by contractors completing high priority projects. — Incorrect. The verb is passive, but the roles are reversed: the government becomes the receiver and the contractors the givers.
Option 2: Contractors who complete high priority projects would offer incentives to the government. — Incorrect.
- It is still in the active voice ("would offer").
- It reverses the roles: the contractors now give the incentives.
Option 4: The government would offer incentives to contractors completing high priority projects — Incorrect. It is still in the active voice; the government is still the doer, and "will" has become "would".