Question

In which sentences is active voice used correctly?

(Select all that apply.)

The tornado destroyed everything in its path, but the people had enough early warning to get to their underground storm shelters, so there were no casualties.

The city officials, including the mayor and city council members, will assess the damages and provide aid to the tornado disaster victims.

The debris caused by the tornado was cleaned up by many volunteers, most of which were locals and citizens of the city.

The injured people were cared for by the medical teams that were seen at almost every street corner, frantically helping those who were in shock and injured.

Answer 1

The correct sentences which are written in the active voice are:

1) The tornado destroyed everything in its path, but the people had enough early warning to get to their underground storm shelters, so there were no casualties.

2) The city officials, including the mayor and city council members, will assess the damages and provide aid to the tornado disaster victims.

A simple method to check if the sentences are in the active voice is making the question; “who performs the action of the main verb”. If the answer is the subject, the sentence is in the active voice. The grammatical structure is: subject+ verb+ object or complement