The backyard playhouse was assembled by Ted and loved by his kids, Eliza and Elliot. The house was built with plywood and nails, mostly, after it was designed by Ted with input from his kids. After the structure of the house was built, the outside of the house was painted pink because the coin toss was won by Eliza. Once the outside was finished by Ted, the inside was decorated by Eliza and Elliot. (Illuminate)

Question

Of the following choices, which changes all of the verbs to active voice?
(1 point)

Eliza and Elliot love their backyard playhouse. Their dad, Ted, designed it with input from them and built it with plywood and nails. After Ted built the structure of the house, the outside of the house was painted pink because the coin toss was won by Eliza. Once the outside was finished by Ted, Eliza and Elliot decorated the inside.

The backyard playhouse will be assembled by Ted and loved by his kids, Eliza and Elliot. The house will be built with plywood and nails, mostly, after it is designed by Ted. After the structure of the house is built, the outside of the house will be painted pink because the coin toss will be won by Eliza. Once the outside is finished by Ted, the inside will be decorated by Eliza and Elliot.

Eliza and Elliot loved the backyard playhouse that their dad, Ted, built. Eliza and Elliot gave Ted input to design the house. Ted built the house with plywood and nails. Eliza won the coin toss, so Ted painted the outside of the house pink once he had finished building its structure. Once Ted finished the outside, Eliza and Elliot decorated the inside.

Ted will assemble the backyard playhouse and Eliza and Elliot will love it. The house will be built with plywood and nails, mostly, after it is designed by Ted with input from his kids. After the structure of the house is built, the outside of the house will be painted pink because Eliza will win the coin toss. Once the outside is finished by Ted, the inside will be decorated by Eliza and Elliot.

Answer 1

The choice that changes all of the verbs to active voice is:

Eliza and Elliot loved the backyard playhouse that their dad, Ted, built. Eliza and Elliot gave Ted input to design the house. Ted built the house with plywood and nails. Eliza won the coin toss, so Ted painted the outside of the house pink once he had finished building its structure. Once Ted finished the outside, Eliza and Elliot decorated the inside.

This option reframes the actions so that the subjects (Eliza, Elliot, and Ted) are actively performing the verbs, rather than having actions done to them.