Question

Which sentence contains a phrase that is written in the passive voice and should

be rewritten?
A. Sarah asked the teacher if she could try using oil paints in art class.
B. She had already successfully used many other types of art supplies.
C. She designed a birthday card for her father using ink and special paper.
D. She had even won an award for a portrait that was drawn in charcoal

Answer 1

Sentence D contains passive voice ('was drawn') and can be rewritten in active voice as 'She even won an award for the portrait she drew in charcoal'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence that contains a phrase written in passive voice and should be rewritten is: D. She had even won an award for a portrait that was drawn in charcoal. To determine if a sentence is written in passive voice, look for a form of the verb 'to be' (am, is, are, was, were) combined with the past participle of a verb, and often you can add the preposition 'by' followed by a noun phrase. Here, 'was drawn' is the passive construction, and we could implicitly add 'by her' to complete the passive structure.

Active Voice Conversion Example:

To convert the passive sentence into active voice, you would change the focus to the subject doing the action, such as: 'She even won an award for the portrait she drew in charcoal.'

Examples of Active and Passive Voice:

• Active: The student wrote the paper.
• Passive: The paper was written by the student.
• Active: The artist uses bright colors in her paintings.
• Passive: Bright colors are used by the artist in her paintings.