SSC CHSL 2025 · PYQ · Active and Passive Voice · medium
Rewrite the following sentence from the passage in passive voice without changing the tense:
"The snake plant (Sansevieria trifasciata) can endure erratic watering schedules without forfeiting its structural elegance."
A.Erratic watering schedules were endured by the snake plant without forfeiting its structural elegance.
B.Erratic watering schedules can be endured by the snake plant without forfeiting its structural elegance.✓ Correct
C.Erratic watering schedules are endured by the snake plant without forfeiting its structural elegance.
D.Erratic watering schedules will be endured by the snake plant without forfeiting its structural elegance.
Explanation
The modal verb 'can' must be retained in the passive transformation, giving 'can be endured'. Option A correctly uses 'can be endured' to preserve the tense and modality of the original sentence.
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