Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Would it be impolite (to be asked) why they are leaving?
- Ato ask
- Bfor asking
- Cfor being asked
- Dno improvement
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The sentence requires an active infinitive structure to denote the action of performing the inquiry. The subject performing the action "ask" is implied as the speaker.
to ask is the correct active infinitive form (to+V
1
), making the sentence flow correctly: "Would it be impolite to ask why they are leaving?"
to be asked is a passive infinitive structure, which implies that someone else is asking the speaker, which changes the intended meaning incorrectly.
to ask is the correct active infinitive form (to+V
1
), making the sentence flow correctly: "Would it be impolite to ask why they are leaving?"
to be asked is a passive infinitive structure, which implies that someone else is asking the speaker, which changes the intended meaning incorrectly.