Question

Read the sentences and the question that follows.An hour after Sheila placed the lasagna in the oven, a tantalizing aroma was smelled and our stomachs began to growl. "Take it out of the oven, and then you should cut everybody a slice," Cynthia said to Sheila. (Illuminate)Which of the following options would be the best way to edit the issues with verb voice and mood in these sentences?(1 point)ResponsesAn hour after Sheila placed the lasagna in the oven, a tantalizing aroma was smelled and a growling began in our stomachs. "Take it out of the oven, and cut everybody a slice," Cynthia said to Sheila.An hour after Sheila placed the lasagna in the oven, a tantalizing aroma was smelled and a growling began in our stomachs. "Take it out of the oven, and cut everybody a slice," Cynthia said to Sheila.An hour after Sheila placed the lasagna in the oven, we smelled a tantalizing aroma and our stomachs began to growl. "Take it out of the oven, and then you should cut everybody a slice," Cynthia said to Sheila.An hour after Sheila placed the lasagna in the oven, we smelled a tantalizing aroma and our stomachs began to growl. "Take it out of the oven, and then you should cut everybody a slice," Cynthia said to Sheila.An hour after the lasagna had been placed in the oven, a tantalizing aroma was smelled and our stomachs began to growl. "Take it out of the oven, and then you should cut everybody a slice," Cynthia said to Sheila.An hour after the lasagna had been placed in the oven, a tantalizing aroma was smelled and our stomachs began to growl. "Take it out of the oven, and then you should cut everybody a slice," Cynthia said to Sheila.An hour after Sheila placed the lasagna in the oven, we smelled a tantalizing aroma and our stomachs began to growl. "You should take it out of the oven, and then you should cut everybody a slice," Cynthia said to Sheila.

Answer 1

The best option to edit the issues with verb voice and mood is:

"An hour after Sheila placed the lasagna in the oven, we smelled a tantalizing aroma and our stomachs began to growl. 'Take it out of the oven, and then you should cut everybody a slice,' Cynthia said to Sheila."

This choice uses active voice effectively by stating "we smelled" instead of "a tantalizing aroma was smelled," which makes the sentence clearer and more direct. It also retains the conversational tone in Cynthia's dialogue.