Modal verbs — O/L English

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Check before you answer: Imperative Verb Form: Using the base verb without adding third-person '-s' or past tense inflections (e.g., 'Wear your badge' rather than 'Wears your badge').

1. Change the following active directive into the correct passive voice sentence: 'We must segregate household waste before recycling.'
   1. A) Household waste must be segregated before recycling.
   2. B) Household waste was segregated before recycling.
   3. C) Household waste had to be segregated before recycling.
   4. D) Household waste must segregate before recycling.
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   Correct answer: A) Household waste must be segregated before recycling.

   For modal verbs in the passive voice, the construction is: object + modal + be + past participle (V3). Here, 'household waste' + 'must' + 'be' + 'segregated'.

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   Step 1: Identify active elements: Subject = 'We', Modal verb = 'must segregate', Object = 'household waste'. Step 2: Form passive construction: Object ('Household waste') + modal ('must') + 'be' + V3 ('segregated'). Step 3: Append adverbial phrase: 'before recycling'. Answer: Household waste must be segregated before recycling.
   Modelled on: the O/L English examination pattern

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