Question

In the paragraph below, change all of the passive verbs to active. Capitalize each verb that you change.


Vows were taken at St. James Cathedral by Bonnie Eager and Jerry Wrightman. The bride's dress was made by the bride. At the reception in the church parlors, punch was drunk and cake was eaten while the bride and groom were greeted by their friends. The bride's bouquet was thrown by the bride and was caught by her sister. Rice and confetti were thrown by the excited crowd as the bride and groom were whisked away by a well decorated car which was driven by the best man. Tears were shed by the mother of the bride while hats were thrown into the air by the brothers of the groom. A good time was had by all.

Answer 1

I am not going to do the whole thing, but I will show you how to get started.

In passive voice, the subject receives the action. Notice the first sentence: Vows were taken at St. James Cathedral by Bonnie Eager and Jerry Wrightman. In this sentence, the vows receive the action of taking.

In active voice, the subject performs the action. So to change the first sentence from passive to active, we simply make the people perform the action of taking the vows. So we would re-write the first sentence into: Bonnie Eager and Jerry Wrightman took vows at St. James Cathedral.

Repeat this logic for the rest of the passage.

Answer 2

Ah, sorry, one last thing: because it tells you to capitalize each changed verb ---> Bonnie Eager and Jerry Wrightman TOOK vows at St. James Cathedral.