Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence:
The district collector will inaugurate the new bus stand on Monday.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → The new bus stand will be inaugurated by the district collector on Monday.
Passive of the simple future:
| Change | Active | Passive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object becomes subject | the new bus stand | The new bus stand | The bus stand receives the action, so it becomes the subject. |
| Tense kept | will inaugurate | will be inaugurated | “Will inaugurate” is in the simple future, so the passive stays in the simple future: will be + past participle (V3). |
| Agent (by ...) | The district collector | by the district collector | The collector is named, so the doer comes after “by”. |
| Full sentence | The district collector will inaugurate the new bus stand on Monday. | The new bus stand will be inaugurated by the district collector on Monday. |
“Shall” works the same way: shall + verb → shall be + V3. Example: Volunteers will serve lunch after the prayer meeting. → Lunch will be served by volunteers after the prayer meeting.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: The new bus stand will inaugurated by the district collector on Monday. — Incorrect. The word “be” is missing. In the passive, “will” must be followed by “be + V3”.
Option 3: The new bus stand will have been inaugurated by the district collector on Monday. — Incorrect. “Will have been inaugurated” is the future perfect. The active is “will inaugurate”, not “will have inaugurated”.
Option 4: The new bus stand would be inaugurated by the district collector on Monday. — Incorrect. “Would be inaugurated” is the passive of “would inaugurate”. The active uses “will”, so the passive keeps “will”.