Which revision changes this sentence from passive voice to active voice?
While Jessica hurried down the crowded sidewalk, the money was stolen right out of her purse.
A) While the sidewalk was crowded, Jessica had her money stolen by a thief right out of her purse.
B) While Jessica hurried down the crowded sidewalk, a thief stole the money right out of her purse.
C) While Jessica was hurrying down the crowded sidewalk, the money was stolen right out of her purse.
D) The money was stolen by a thief, right out of Jessica's purse, when she hurried down the sidewalk.
I think the answer is d!
Yes, b.
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it was b yall made me get it wrong
It is b
You are correct! The right answer is D.
To change the sentence from passive voice to active voice, you need to make the subject of the sentence the doer of the action. In the original sentence, the subject is "the money" and the action is "stolen." In the active voice, the subject should be the one who performs the action, which is Jessica.
Option D achieves this by rephrasing the sentence as "The money was stolen by a thief, right out of Jessica's purse, when she hurried down the sidewalk." Here, Jessica is now the subject, and it is clear that the thief performed the action of stealing the money.
"thief stole" is active voice.
"was stolen by" is passive voice.
You are right that "she hurried" is active voice, but the "was stolen" spoils choice D.
I ran over him is active.
He was run over by me is not.