Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Please make a cup of coffee for me.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct passive form of the sentence "Please make a cup of coffee for me" is Option 1: You are requested to make a cup of coffee for me.
This option effectively conveys the original request in passive voice.
Here’s why the other options are not correct as passive forms of the sentence "Please make a cup of coffee for me":
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Option 2: Can you please make a cup of coffee for me?
- This is still in the active voice and is framed as a question. It does not transform the original request into passive voice.
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Option 3: I request you to make a cup of coffee for me.
- This is also in the active voice and simply rephrases the request without changing it to passive form. It still focuses on the subject (I) making the request.
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Option 4: A cup of coffee can be made for me by you.
- While this is a passive construction, it implies that making a cup of coffee is possible rather than a request. It lacks the urgency or request implied in the original sentence.