Question

Re-write this with more human simple words and identify three sentences that use active voice. Underline the subject in these sentences. Double underline the verb or verb phrases in these sentences.

Trusted relationships and clear decision-making guidelines help teens stay healthy and become well-balanced adults by giving them structure, confidence, and healthy models to imitate. The Safe Kids Worldwide survey of 753 parent–teen driver pairs shows how this works in a concrete way: families that created a formal agreement about driving expectations — whether written or verbal — had teens who engaged in less risky behavior. Those teens were more likely to wear seat belts every time and less likely to speed, drive under the influence, drive distracted, drive with teen passengers, or drive after dark. The lesson also emphasized that simply setting a rule is not enough; parents who discuss realistic scenarios with their teens help make expectations clear and give teens practice in the kinds of decision-making they will actually face on the road.
Trusted relationships foster open communication and modeling. When parents actively model safe behavior and spend time practicing driving with their teens, the teens report safer choices. For example, the lesson recommends at least 50 hours of supervised driving across varied conditions so teens gain experience and confidence before driving independently. That combination of guidance, modeling, and hands-on practice reduces impulsive risk-taking and builds the judgment teens need in stressful moments.

Trusted adults do more than hand down rules; they help teens develop the cognitive and emotional skills behind good choices. Clear expectations reduce ambiguity (so teens are less likely to make risky split-second decisions), and supportive relationships let teens ask questions, admit uncertainty, and learn from mistakes without shame. In short, when teens have caring adults who model safe behavior, enforce and explain reasonable rules, and provide supervised practice, they are better prepared to make healthy decisions that protect themselves and others — a foundation for becoming well-balanced young adults.

Answer 1

Simpler rewrite:

Trust between teens and adults and clear rules help teens stay healthy and grow into balanced adults. A Safe Kids Worldwide survey of 753 parent–teen driving pairs shows how this works: families that made a clear agreement about driving — written or spoken — had teens who took fewer risks. Those teens were more likely to always wear seat belts and less likely to speed, drive drunk, drive while distracted, drive with teen passengers, or drive after dark. Just making a rule isn’t enough; parents who talk through real driving situations with their teens make expectations clear and give teens practice deciding what to do on the road.

Trusting adults also model safe behavior and practice driving with their teens. When parents spend time practicing driving, teens say they make safer choices. The lesson suggests at least 50 hours of supervised driving in different conditions so teens get experience and confidence before driving alone. That mix of talking, modeling, and hands-on practice lowers risky impulses and builds the judgment teens need in stressful moments.

Trusted adults do more than set rules; they help teens learn the thinking and emotional skills behind good choices. Clear rules cut down on uncertainty, so teens are less likely to make risky split-second decisions. Supportive relationships let teens ask questions, admit they don’t know, and learn from mistakes without shame. In short, when teens have caring adults who model safe behavior, explain reasonable rules, and provide supervised practice, they are better prepared to make healthy decisions that protect themselves and others.

Three active-voice sentences (subject underlined, verb/verb phrases double-underlined):

1) _Parents_ who __talk__ through real driving situations with their teens __make__ expectations clear and __give__ teens practice.
2) _Teens_ who __drive__ with supervised practice __feel__ more confident before driving alone.
3) _Clear rules_ __cut down__ on uncertainty, so teens are less likely to make risky split-second decisions.