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Active-to-passive voice (modal advice with time expression): Convert the sentence to passive, maintaining the time clause and replacing the repeated pronoun with a suitable passive clause. Source sentence: You should open the wine about three hours before you use it. Instruction: Choose the grammatically correct passive-voice option.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Wine should be opened about three hours before it is used.

Explanation:


Given data

  • Active: You should open the wine about three hours before you use it.
  • Structure: modal + verb with a temporal subclause.


Concept / Approach
Passive with modal: should be opened. In the subordinate clause, replace you use it with a passive it is used to avoid an indefinite agent.


Step-by-step transformation
Object → subject: the wine → WineMain clause passive: should be openedTime phrase retained: about three hours beforeSubclause passive: it is usedFinal passive: Wine should be opened about three hours before it is used.


Eliminate wrong options
A: Acceptable concise style but omits it is used; less faithful to the original clause. ❌B: Adds by you; stylistically inferior and unnecessary. ❌C: Remains partly active in the subclause. ❌D: Fully and correctly passive in both parts. ✅


Final Answer
Wine should be opened about three hours before it is used.

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