“Many mistakes were made today” the coach said after the teams loss.
Which option turns the sentence that is written in passive voice into active voice?
A. The coach said the team lost by making many mistakes
B. The teams loss was caused by mistakes being made
C. The coach said the mistakes made the team lose
D. The team lost the game because the players made mistakes
D. The team lost the game because the players made mistakes
D. The team lost the game because the players made mistakes
To turn the sentence from passive voice to active voice, we need to change the subject responsible for the action. In this case, the subject is "the team."
The correct option that turns the sentence into active voice would be D. "The team lost the game because the players made mistakes." In this sentence, the subject "the team" is performing the action "lost," and the object "the game" receives the action. The active voice emphasizes who or what is responsible for the action.