Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable verb to complete the sentence:
As Chris's room was dirty, he was made ______ it.

• A. clean
• B. cleaned
• C. cleans
• D. to clean

Answer 1

The correct option is D to clean

In order to fill in the blank with the most suitable verb, we need to understand the usage of 'make'. 'Make' means to force someone to do something. If 'make' is used in a passive (voice) sentence, we use the word 'to' along with the verb. In an active sentence, we do not use 'to' with the verb. The verbs without the marker 'to', are called bare infinitives.

As the given sentence is in the passive voice, we will not use the bare infinitive here; we will use the verb with the marker 'to'.

Option A - 'Clean' is a verb in its original form, and we need a verb with 'to'. Hence, option A is incorrect.

Option B - 'Cleaned' is the past form of the verb 'clean'. It doesn't have the marker 'to'. Hence, option B is incorrect.

Option C - 'Cleans' is the third person form of the verb 'clean'. As explained above, we need the verb with the marker 'to' in the passive voice. Hence, option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'To clean' can be used here, as the verb with the marker 'to' is in its original form. Hence, option D is the correct answer.

'As Chris's room was dirty, he was made to clean it.'