Question

Instructions: The sentence below is given in Active voice. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Passive voice.

You should open the wine about three hours before you use it.

• A. Wine should be opened about three hours before use.
• B. Wine should be opened by you three hours before use.
• C. Wine should be opened about three hours before you use it.
• D. Wine should be opened about three hours before it is used.

Hint:

The sentence has two clauses (open, and use); both need to be converted to passive voice, not just the first.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Since the original sentence actually contains two separate actions (“open” and “use”), both need to be checked and converted to passive voice, not just the main one.

1. Option A: Converts “open” to passive but drops the second clause's meaning entirely, replacing it with a vague “before use”.
2. Option B: Converts “open” to passive but adds an unnecessary, overly specific “by you”, which the original sentence's general tone does not need.
3. Option C: Converts “open” to passive correctly, but leaves “before you use it” in the active voice, an inconsistent, incomplete conversion.
4. Option D: Converts both clauses to passive: “wine should be opened... before it is used”, matching the original sentence's full structure.

So the correct answer is option D.