Asked by Dakota

Read the following passive sentence:

Pessimism is smart; by expecting the worst you are able to plan for trouble and avoid it.

Which revision below is an active sentence?


Pessimism is smart; you are able to plan for trouble and avoid it by expecting the worst.


Pessimism is smart; expecting the worst lets you plan for trouble and avoid it.


When you planned for trouble and avoided it, you were proving that pessimism is smart.


Smart pessimism expects the worst; you plan for trouble and avoid it.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"Pessimism is smart; expecting the worst lets you plan for trouble and avoid it."

This is active: the subject ("expecting the worst") performs the action ("lets you plan..."), and the wording is direct and concise.