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QuizMultiple Choice

6.5: Contested Usage

Question 23 • CA-English Language Arts 12 B – 1744

Read the sentence.A decision was reached by scientists about when the experiment would begin.Which revision changes the sentence so that it uses the active voice?

Answer
B
Before the experiment by scientists, a decision was reached.
S
Scientists reached a decision about when to begin the experiment.
A
A decision was reached with scientists about beginning the experiment.
T
The beginning of the experiment is a decision that was reached by scientists.

Explanation

The original sentence uses passive voice: “a decision” receives the action, and the phrase “by scientists” names who performed it. In active voice, the scientists become the subject and perform the action: “Scientists reached a decision about when to begin the experiment.”

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