Directions: Change the following sentence into Active voice:
The bird was killed by a cruel boy.
- AA cruel boy had killed the bird.
- BA cruel boy killed the bird.
- CA cruel boy was killed the bird
- DA boy killed the cruel bird
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The given sentence is in the passive voice and uses the Simple Past Tense ("was killed"). To change it to the active voice:
Make the agent of the passive action ("a cruel boy") the grammatical subject.
Change the verb phrase to the simple past active form, "killed".
Make the original subject ("the bird") the direct object.
This gives us: "A cruel boy killed the bird." (Option B)
Make the agent of the passive action ("a cruel boy") the grammatical subject.
Change the verb phrase to the simple past active form, "killed".
Make the original subject ("the bird") the direct object.
This gives us: "A cruel boy killed the bird." (Option B)