Question

Joi is writing a paper about Herman Hesse's novel Siddhartha. Here is the first paragraph of her draft.

(1) Siddhartha is a novel about a young man's search for enlightenment. (2) The title character has led a life of privilege. (3) Siddhartha is a member of the highest Hindu caste, the Brahmins. (4) He leaves his home, he leaves his material wealth, and he leaves his family to go on the search. (5) Siddhartha and his best friend, Govinda, join the Samanas. (6) A life of self–denial was led by the group.

How can Joi revise sentence 6 so that it is not written in passive voice?
A.
A group of Samanas lived life in self–denial.
B.
The Samanas denied themselves.
C.
The group led a life of self–denial.
D.
The Samanas group led lives of self–denial.

Answer 1

Well, first you have understood how it is read. In this case, you should read the sentence before the one you trying to fix which is sentence 5.

Answer choice A sounds like it fits almost perfectly
Answer choice B does not give all the details it should have so cross that out.
Answer choice C is the same is B
Answer choice D is not grammatically correct because of the two words "group led"
So by just the process of the elimination Answer choice, A is correct.
Also, a tip on these types of questions Process of elimination is always good to use if you do not know the answer.