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Choose the option in which the given sentence has been correctly changed from Active Voice to Passive Voice : Why should I criticise you ?
Question

Choose the option in which the given sentence has been correctly changed from Active Voice to Passive Voice :
Why should I criticise you ?

A.

You were criticised by me, but why ?

B.

Why should you be criticised by me ?

C.

Why would you be criticised by me ?

D.

Why should I be criticised by you ?

Correct option is B


Active Voice Sentence:
Why should I criticise you?
· Subject: I
· Modal verb: should
· Main verb: criticise
· Object: you
Passive Voice Rule with Modal Verbs:
Active: Modal + base verb
Passive: Modal + be + past participle (V3)
Structure Conversion:
· Active: Why should I (subject) criticise you (object)?
· Passive: Why should you (new subject) be criticised by me (agent)?
Correct Passive Form:
Why should you be criticised by me?
Explanation of Options:
(a) You were criticised by me, but why? – Incorrect
· Changes tense from modal (should) to past simple
· Does not maintain the original question format
(b) Why should you be criticised by me? – Correct
· Follows the correct passive structure with modal verb
· Meaning is intact and structure is grammatically correct
(c) Why would you be criticised by me? – Incorrect
· Modal would changes the meaning
· Original uses should, not would
(d) Why should I be criticised by you? – Incorrect
· Subject and object are reversed
· Changes the speaker’s role from criticiser to being criticised
Conclusion:
Option (b) is the correct passive voice transformation of the given sentence, preserving both meaning and grammatical structure.

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