Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence:
Put away the carrom board before the guests arrive.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Let the carrom board be put away before the guests arrive.
Passive of an order with a two-word verb:
| Change | Active | Passive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order made passive | Put away | Let ... be put away | “Put away” is an order. In the passive it begins with Let + object + be + past participle (V3). |
| Object comes after Let | the carrom board | the carrom board (after “Let”) | The carrom board receives the action, so it comes right after “Let”. |
| Small word kept | away | away | “Put away” works as one verb, so “away” stays after “be put”. |
| Doer understood | (you) | (left out) | The order is given to “you”, so no “by you” is added. |
| Full sentence | Put away the carrom board before the guests arrive. | Let the carrom board be put away before the guests arrive. |
Other orders with a two-word verb change the same way. Example: Switch off the geyser. → Let the geyser be switched off.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Let the carrom board put away before the guests arrive. — Incorrect. “Be” is missing before “put away”. Without it the board seems to put something away by itself.
Option 3: Let the carrom board be put before the guests arrive. — Incorrect. “Away” is dropped. “Put” alone needs a place after it, so the sentence is left incomplete.
Option 4: The carrom board is put away before the guests arrive. — Incorrect. “Is put away” only states a fact or a habit. It is no longer an order.