Learn English – Let me go. How to change this sentence into passive voice

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Let me go.
How to change this sentence into passive voice? Are they correct?

I am allowed to go.

I should be allowed to go.
I may be allowed to go.

Please define it with solid reasons

Best Answer

Of your three examples, "I should be allowed to go" is the best. However, "I should be let go" would be more faithful to the original.

One situation when we sometimes need to change imperative verbs to passives is when we are reporting what someone else has said. This is called "reported speech".

For example, if Jack has said, "Let me go", you might later tell someone:

  • "Jack told the police TO LET HIM GO." This is the normal way to change an imperative to reported speech: imperative ==> infinitive with "to".
  • Or you could say, "Jack told the police (that) THEY SHOULD LET HIM GO."
  • Or (in the passive, like your example), "Jack told the police (that) HE SHOULD BE LET GO."
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