Question

use the sentence below to answer the question.
the football coach sent a note to parents about the upcoming game.
what is the best way to rewrite the sentence in passive voice without changing the meaning of the sentence?
(1 point)
a note from the football coach about the upcoming game was sent to parents.
an upcoming game is why parents and the football coach were sent a note.
parents received a note about the upcoming game from the football coach.
the football coach had an upcoming game and sent a note to parents

Explanation:

To rewrite a sentence in passive voice, the object of the active - voice sentence (here, "a note") becomes the subject. The verb form changes to "be + past participle" (in this case, "was sent"). The agent (the football coach) can be included using "by" or, as in the first option, in a prepositional phrase.

• The first option "A note from the football coach about the upcoming game was sent to parents" correctly follows the passive - voice structure. The subject ("A note") is followed by the correct passive - verb form ("was sent"), and the meaning of the original sentence (the coach sent a note about the game to parents) is retained.
• The second option "An upcoming game is why parents and the football coach were sent a note" changes the meaning. It implies that the game caused both parents and the coach to receive a note, which is not what the original sentence says.
• The third option "Parents received a note about the upcoming game from the football coach" is in active voice (the subject "Parents" performs the action "received").
• The fourth option "The football coach had an upcoming game and sent a note to parents" is in active voice (the coach is the subject performing the action "sent") and also changes the emphasis (it focuses on the coach having a game rather than just sending a note about it).

Answer:

A. A note from the football coach about the upcoming game was sent to parents.