Question

Read the sample sentences. Which answer correctly revises the sentences in passive voice by putting them into active voice?

The pipes burst, spraying water everywhere. My keyboard was ruined by the water leak.

The water leak was ruined by my keyboard.
My keyboard was ruined because of the water leak.
The water leak ruined my keyboard.
My keyboard leaked water.

Answer 1

The correct answer is “The water leak ruined my keyboard.” This sentence is in active voice. To change a passive-voice sentence to active voice, you need to find the agent in a “by the…” phrase or consider carefully who or what is performing the action expressed in the verb.

Step-by-step explanation:

(Make that agent the subject of the sentence and change the verb accordingly)