by Jerry Borrowman
All but one of the cars was equipped with the new American-made Westinghouse brake system, which used heavy springs to keep the brakes applies unless air pressure was present to lift them from the wheels.
Catastrophes and Heroes' by Jeremy Borrowman. Published by Shadow Mountain Publishing.
Question
Use the passage below to answer the question.
What information would the sentence contain if were written in active voice instead of passive voice?
(1 point)
Responses
who equipped the cars with new brake systems
who equipped the cars with new brake systems - no response given
why one car did not have a new brake system
why one car did not have a new brake system - incorrect
when the cars received new brake systems
when the cars received new brake systems - no response given
who applied air pressure to the brakes
1 answer
The correct response is: who equipped the cars with new brake systems.
In passive voice, the sentence emphasizes the action and the recipient (the cars) rather than the subject performing the action. In active voice, the focus would shift to the subject who performed the action (who equipped the cars).
