Change the sentence below into the Passive Voice. Select the correct answer from the options given below:-
Please send the parcel today.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → You are requested to send the parcel today.
Passive of an imperative request:
An imperative that begins with please is a polite request to the listener ("you"). Its passive is formed with You are requested to + the base form of the verb.
| Change | Active | Passive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object becomes subject | (you) | You | The listener, “you”, becomes the subject: “You are requested”. The rest of the sentence stays as it is: “send the parcel today”. |
| Tense kept | Please send | are requested to send | The passive stays in the present: “are requested”. |
| Full sentence | Please send the parcel today. | You are requested to send the parcel today. |
Example: Please sit down. → You are requested to sit down.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: You send the parcel today. — Incorrect. It is still active, and dropping "please" turns the request into a plain statement.
Option 2: Today the parcel you send. — Incorrect. It only jumbles the word order. The verb is still active and the sentence is ungrammatical.
Option 4: The parcel must be send today. — Incorrect.
- The passive needs the past participle: "sent", not "send".
- "Must" turns a polite request into an order.