Which is the correct passive form of "Lord knew what they cost"
ক) What they cost is known to Lord.
খ) What they were cost was known to Lord.
গ) What they are cost was known to Lord.
ঘ) What they cost was known to Lord.
বিস্তারিত ব্যাখ্যা:
'Lord knew what they cost' বাক্যটিতে "what they cost" একটি Noun Clause। এই ধরনের Noun Clause এর passive রূপান্তরের ক্ষেত্রে clause টিকে অপরিবর্তিত রেখে মূল verb এর passive form হয়। 'knew' (Past Indefinite) এর passive হলো 'was known to'। সুতরাং সঠিক passive form What they cost was known to Lord।
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খ) Let it be done as I say.
গ) It should be done as I say
ঘ) Be it done as it is said.
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ক) I know how he has done.
খ) I knew how he has done.
গ) I knew how he did it.
ঘ) I know how he did it.
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ক) There are lots of things to done.
খ) There are lots of things to be doing.
গ) There are lots of things to be done.
ঘ) None of them.
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ক) It is time for the shop to be shut up.
খ) It is time to be shut up the shop.
গ) It is time to shut the shop up.
ঘ) It is time the shop be shut up.
Note : It is time + to + verb + object' এই কাঠামোর passive form হলো 'It is time + for + object + to be + V3'। তাই সঠিক passive form It is time for the shop to be shut up।
ক) A house is being built by us.
খ) The masons are building the house.
গ) It is the house which is being built.
ঘ) The house is being built.
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ক) Roses are sweet smelling which someone smells.
খ) Roses are sweet when smelt.
গ) Roses are sweet when we smell.
ঘ) Roses are smelling sweet.
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