Read the sentence.

New dress code rules have been approved by the student council.

Which revision changes the sentence’s verb from passive voice to active voice?

At a meeting of the student council, new dress code rules were approved.
The student council approved new dress code rules.
New dress code rules were approved by the student council.
Members of the student council were the approvers of new dress code rules.

Question

Read the sentence.

New dress code rules have been approved by the student council.

Which revision changes the sentence’s verb from passive voice to active voice?

 	
	At a meeting of the student council, new dress code rules were approved.
	The student council approved new dress code rules.
	New dress code rules were approved by the student council.
	Members of the student council were the approvers of new dress code rules.

anonymous · Answer

can someone break down the question for me?

vera_ewing · Answer

Active voice is used in a clause whose subject expresses the agent of the main verb. That is, the subject does the action designated by the verb. A sentence whose agent is marked as grammatical subject is called an active sentence.

vera_ewing · Answer

For example:

Harry ate six shrimp at dinner. (Active Voice)
At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry. (Passive Voice)

vera_ewing · Answer

So, based on this information, what do you think the answer is?

anonymous · Answer

b-	The student council approved new dress code rules.
since the student council is the subject.  @vera_ewing

anonymous · Answer

yes