Question

consider this passage when answering the following question regarding active voice.
language & writers craft:
active and passive voice
sentences can be in active or passive voice. active voice occurs when the subject of a sentence performs the action, so it emphasizes the person or thing that does the action. for example, in the following sentence, okonkwo performs the action of throwing: \in the end, okonkwo threw the cat.\ most of the time, you should use active voice in your writing to enhance clarity and avoid wordiness. in other words, use active voice unless there is a compelling reason to use passive voice.
which version of sentence 4 (reproduced below) best uses active voice? * 7 points
a bond is created by him with his school-mates, including the boy fifteen-year-old gordy.
a) no change
b) a bond is created between the fifteen-year-old boy, gordy, and junior.
c) with his school-mates, including the fifteen-year-old boy, gordy, a bond is created by him.
d) he creates a bond with his school-mates, including the boy, fifteen-year-old gordy.

Explanation:

To determine the active - voice version, we recall that active voice has the subject performing the action. The original sentence "A bond is created by him..." is in passive voice (the subject "a bond" is acted upon).

• Option A: The original sentence is passive, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: "A bond is created..." is still passive as the bond is the one being acted upon, so B is incorrect.
• Option C: "a bond is created by him" is passive, so C is incorrect.
• Option D: Here, the subject "He" performs the action "creates" on the object "a bond", which follows the active - voice structure (subject + verb + object).

Answer:

D) He creates a bond with his school - mates, including the boy, fifteen - year - old Gordy.