I have to change the following sentence from passive voice to active voice and I'm having a hard time.
Academic performance is influenced by peer pressure due to socializing negatively, lowering grades, and not staying on task.
The sentence doesn't make much sense to me.
The basic idea is:
Negative peer pressure can influence academic performance.
To change the sentence from passive voice to active voice, we need to identify the subject (the doer of the action) and convert the verb accordingly. In this case, the subject of the sentence is "peer pressure."
Passive voice (original sentence): Academic performance is influenced by peer pressure due to socializing negatively, lowering grades, and not staying on task.
Active voice: Peer pressure influences academic performance due to negative socializing, lowered grades, and lack of focus.
In this active voice sentence, we rephrased the subject "Academic performance is influenced" to "Peer pressure influences" and adjusted the verb form accordingly. We also made a few other changes, such as reordering the reasons and modifying the phrase "socializing negatively" to "negative socializing."
To identify the subject and convert a sentence from passive to active voice, follow these steps:
1. Identify the subject (doer of the action) in the passive voice sentence.
2. Rewrite the sentence, making the subject the doer of the action.
3. Adjust the verb form accordingly.
4. Make any additional necessary changes to the sentence structure or wording.
Remember that changing from passive to active voice may require reorganizing the sentence or modifying some words to maintain clarity and coherence.