“Many mistakes were made today,” the coach said after the team’s loss.
Which option turns the sentence that is written in passive voice into active voice?
(1 point)
Responses
The coach said the mistakes made the team lose.
The coach said the mistakes made the team lose.
The team lost the game because the players made mistakes.
The team lost the game because the players made mistakes.
The coach said the team lost by making many mistakes.
The coach said the team lost by making many mistakes.
The team's loss was caused by mistakes being made.
The coach said the team lost by making many mistakes.
The correct option that turns the sentence from passive voice to active voice is:
The team lost the game because the players made mistakes.
To turn the passive voice sentence into active voice, we need to rewrite the sentence so that the subject of the sentence (the coach) performs the action. Let's examine the options:
Option 1: "The coach said the mistakes made the team lose."
Here, the subject (coach) is the one speaking, but the mistakes are still the cause of the team's loss. The sentence remains in passive voice.
Option 2: "The team lost the game because the players made mistakes."
This option correctly changes the sentence into active voice. The subject (team) is performing the action (losing the game) and the players are responsible for the mistakes that led to the loss.
Option 3: "The coach said the team lost by making many mistakes."
This option is still in passive voice because the subject (team) is not actively performing the action but is being described as losing the game by making mistakes.
Option 4: "The team's loss was caused by mistakes being made."
This option remains in passive voice because the subject (loss) is not actively performing the action but is being described as caused by the mistakes being made.
Therefore, the correct option that turns the sentence into active voice is option 2: "The team lost the game because the players made mistakes."