A sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
You are to compose it in ink.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
It is to be composed in ink.
Explanation:
- It is to be composed in ink.: This passive construction correctly maintains the original meaning and reverses the subject and object while using the appropriate phrasing for the passive voice.
- It is composed in ink by you.: This passive construction reverses the subject and object, but it introduces "by you" which is not present in the original sentence.
- It has to be composed in ink.: This passive construction changes the tense from present ("are to compose") to present perfect ("has to be composed"), which doesn't accurately match the original meaning.
- It should be composed in ink.: This passive construction changes the modal verb from "are to" to "should," which may alter the original intention.