Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence:The coach wants…

The correct answer is Option (4) → The coach wants the pitch to be rolled twice by the groundsmen before the final on Sunday.

Passive of “want + someone + to + verb + object”:

Change	Active	Passive	Why
Main verb kept	The coach wants	The coach wants	“The coach wants” does not change, because the coach is still the one wanting. Only the rolling part changes to the passive.
Object becomes subject	the pitch	the pitch	The pitch receives the action of rolling, so it comes right after “wants”.
To-infinitive	to roll	to be rolled	“To roll” becomes to be + past participle (V3): “to be rolled”.
Agent (by ...)	the groundsmen	by the groundsmen	The groundsmen do the rolling, so they come after “by”.
Full sentence	The coach wants the groundsmen to roll the pitch twice before the final on Sunday.	The coach wants the pitch to be rolled twice by the groundsmen before the final on Sunday.

“Need” and “would like” work the same way: need / would like + someone + to + verb. Example: The doctor wants the nurse to change the bandage. → The doctor wants the bandage to be changed by the nurse.

Why the Other Options are Incorrect?

Option 1: The groundsmen are wanted by the coach to roll the pitch twice before the final on Sunday. — Incorrect. Here “want” itself is made passive. “Want” is not used in the passive this way. Only the to-part changes.

Option 2: The coach wants the pitch to roll twice by the groundsmen before the final on Sunday. — Incorrect. The word “be” is missing. “The pitch to roll” makes the pitch do the rolling.

Option 3: Before the final on Sunday, the coach wanted the pitch to be rolled twice by the groundsmen. — Incorrect. “Wanted” is the simple past. The active “wants” is in the simple present.