Choose the correct active form of the given sentence:
You are requested to fill in the feedback form before leaving the workshop.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Please fill in the feedback form before leaving the workshop.
Active form of “You are requested to ...”:
| Change | Passive | Active | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Request made active | You are requested | Please | “You are requested” is a polite request in the passive. In the active, the request begins with “Please”. |
| Verb as an order | to fill in | fill in | “To” goes, and the plain verb “fill in” starts the request. |
| Doer understood | You | (you) | The request is made to “you”, so “you” is not written after “Please”. |
| Full sentence | You are requested to fill in the feedback form before leaving the workshop. | Please fill in the feedback form before leaving the workshop. |
“You are ordered to ...” changes back to a plain order without “Please”. Example: You are ordered to stand in a line. → Stand in a line.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Let the feedback form be filled in before leaving the workshop. — Incorrect. “Be filled in” is still passive. The sentence has not been changed into the active.
Option 2: Please be filled in the feedback form before leaving the workshop. — Incorrect. “Be filled” is a passive form after “Please”. It makes no sense with “the feedback form” as the object.
Option 4: You requested to fill in the feedback form before leaving the workshop. — Incorrect. “You requested” makes “you” the one who asks. In the given sentence, “you” is the one being asked.