Question

A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.

1. Assertion (A): The passive voice of the command, "Close the door" is, "Let the door be closed."
2. Reason (R): When changing an imperative sentence containing an object into passive voice the sentence begins with 'Let', followed by the object and be + past participle.

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• C. (A) is true but (R) is false
• D. (A) is false but (R) is true

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

• Assertion (A) is true: The passive form of the imperative sentence “Close the door” is “Let the door be closed.”

• Reason (R) is true: For an imperative sentence with an object, the passive structure is generally:
  Let + object + be + past participle (V³)

• Here:

  • Let + the door + be + closed

Therefore, (R) correctly explains (A).