Question

In which sentence is the action arrow pointing in the correct direction?

a. ---------> The children were told to be quiet by the teacher.
b. <––––– The children were told to be quiet by the teacher.

Answer 1

The correct answer is b. <––––– The children were told to be quiet by the teacher.

That is because this is a passive construction and means that the subject that is actually the teacher influences the children, not the other way around.