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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Switch off the lights before you leave.

  1. A
    The lights should switch off before you leave.
  2. B
    The lights should be switching off before you leave.
  3. C
    Let the lights be switch off before you leave.
  4. D
    Let the lights be switched off before you leave.

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

The given sentence is an imperative sentence. An imperative sentence can be changed into passive voice using the structure:
Let+Subject+be+Past Participle (V3)
Active: "Switch off the lights..."

Passive: "Let the lights be switched off..."

Option D accurately follows this rule using the correct past participle form "switched".

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Switch off the lights before you leave.
A
The lights should switch off before you leave.
B
The lights should be switching off before you leave.
C
Let the lights be switch off before you leave.
D
Let the lights be switched off before you leave.

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