Question

how do you make the sentence: "the poem was written in 1901" written in active voice? how do you make the sentence: "the poem was written in 1901" written in active voice? @Writing

Answer 1

In

"The hunter killed the bear."

the verb "killed" is in the active voice, and the doer of the action is the "hunter".

To make this passive:
The bear was killed by the hunter.

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_(grammar)#Active

So, "The poem was written in 1901" could be written as,
"The poet wrote the poem in 1901."