Question

Substitute the active for the passive voice to make the following sentences less wordy and more forceful.

In my neighborhood, many new apartment houses are being built by developers.
Our plans were changed abruptly when her message was received by us.
After the soup was served, the turkey was served by them.

Answer 1

Being built by developers, my neighborhood has many new apartment houses.

After receiving her message our plans were changed abruptly.

After serving the soup they served the turkey.

Answer 2

1. In my neighborhood, developers are building many new apartment houses.

2. We changed our plans abruptly when we received her message.

3. After serving the soup, they served the turkey.