Which of the following Imperative sentences have been correctly changed into Assertive sentences?
(A) Please lend me your umbrella for the evening. → Lend me your umbrella for the evening, please.
(B) Switch off the fan before you leave the room. → You should switch off the fan before you leave the room.
(C) Always carry a water bottle to the cricket ground. → You always carried a water bottle to the cricket ground.
(D) Kindly wait outside the principal’s office. → You are requested to wait outside the principal’s office.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B) and (D) only
(A) Please lend me your umbrella for the evening. → Lend me your umbrella for the evening, please. — Incorrect.
- It only moves “please” to the end. It still makes a request without a subject, so it is still imperative.
- Correct form: I request you to lend me your umbrella for the evening.
(B) Switch off the fan before you leave the room. → You should switch off the fan before you leave the room. — Correct.
- The order becomes a statement with the subject “You” and the helping verb should.
(C) Always carry a water bottle to the cricket ground. → You always carried a water bottle to the cricket ground. — Incorrect.
- It reports what happened in the past with “carried”. It no longer tells anyone what to do.
- Correct form: You should always carry a water bottle to the cricket ground.
(D) Kindly wait outside the principal’s office. → You are requested to wait outside the principal’s office. — Correct.
- “Kindly” goes away, and the request becomes a statement: You are requested to wait.