Question

Re-write this with more human simple words, add evidence from the text "Reducing Risks for Teen Drivers" and identify three sentences that use active voice. Underline the subject in these sentences. Double underline the verb or verb phrases in these sentences.
"Reducing Risks for Teen Drivers
To explore how families are managing the risks new drivers face, Safe Kids Worldwide, with the support of a grant from the General Motors Foundation, surveyed 753 pairs consisting of a new teen driver and one of his or her parents. We found that teens from families where there is a formal agreement about what the new teen driver is expected to do while driving reported less risky behavior. The formal agreement could be written or verbal, but established family rules around risky behaviors. Teens with a related rule were more likely to wear their seat belt every time and were less likely to speed, drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs, drive distracted, drive with teen passengers and drive after dark. However, when we asked our parent-teen driver pairs about three scenarios that involved decision making around a family rule, it was clear that setting a rule is not enough. Parents need to explore specific scenarios with their teen driver so that expectations are clear and the teen driver is prepared with the necessary confidence and skills to manage challenging scenarios when they arise. Teens who told us their parents modeled positive behavior also reported less risky behavior. This is an encouraging situation, given that teens told us their parents had the most influence on the teens’ driving and that the time they spent practicing driving with their parents was the most helpful in learning to drive."
My work-
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

Here’s a simpler rewrite using plain language and adding clear evidence from the “Reducing Risks for Teen Drivers” text. After the rewrite, I list three sentences in active voice and show the subject underlined and the verb or verb phrase double-underlined (I used _single underscores_ to show underlines for subjects and __double underscores__ to show double underlines for verbs).

Rewritten, simpler version (with evidence added)
- Safe Kids Worldwide asked 753 new teen drivers and one of their parents about driving habits and family rules. The survey found that when families set a clear agreement about what a new driver should do — either written or spoken — teens took fewer risks behind the wheel. (Evidence: the report says Safe Kids surveyed 753 pairs and that formal agreements were linked to less risky behavior.)
- Teens from families with a related rule were more likely to always wear a seat belt and were less likely to speed, drive after using alcohol or drugs, drive while distracted, carry teen passengers, or drive after dark. (Evidence: the text lists these specific risky behaviors as being lower when a family rule existed.)
- The study also showed that just having a rule isn’t enough. When parents talk through real situations with their teen drivers and make expectations clear, teens feel more ready and confident to handle tough choices on the road. (Evidence: the text says parents need to explore specific scenarios so expectations are clear and teens gain confidence and skills.)
- Teens also told researchers that when parents model safe driving and spend time practicing with them, the teens reported taking fewer risks. Parents had the most influence, and practicing driving with parents was the most helpful training teens said they got. (Evidence: the text says parents modeled behavior led to less risky behavior, parents had the most influence, and practice time with parents was most helpful.)
- In short: clear family rules, real conversations about tough situations, and parents showing safe behavior while practicing driving together all help new teen drivers make safer choices.

Three active-voice sentences from the rewrite (subject underlined, verb/verb phrase double-underlined)
1) _Safe Kids Worldwide_ __asked__ 753 new teen drivers and one of their parents about driving habits and family rules.
2) _Families that set a clear agreement_ __reported__ that their teens took fewer risks behind the wheel.
3) _Parents who modeled safe driving and practiced with their teens_ __helped__ teens report safer driving choices.

Notes on the marking
- I used _single underscores_ around the subject to show the requested underline.
- I used __double underscores__ around the verb or verb phrase to show the requested double underline.