Using Passive and Active Voice Quick Check

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Question
Use the sentence to answer the question.

The game was won by the Bluejays.

How would you change the sentence from passive voice to active voice?

(1 point)
Responses

Revise it so the person or thing doing the action (the Bluejays) comes before the verb (was won)
Revise it so the person or thing doing the action ( the Bluejays ) comes before the verb ( was won )

Revise it so the person or thing being acted upon (the game) comes after the verb (was won)
Revise it so the person or thing being acted upon ( the game ) comes after the verb ( was won )

Replace the word was with is.
Replace the word was with is .

Add more details to the sentence.
Add more details to the sentence.

Answer 1

To change the sentence "The game was won by the Bluejays" from passive voice to active voice, you would select the first option:

Revise it so the person or thing doing the action (the Bluejays) comes before the verb (was won).

The active voice version of the sentence would be: "The Bluejays won the game."