Convert Passive Voice to Active Voice

The task is to transform a given sentence from passive voice into its equivalent active voice structure, maintaining the original meaning.

Understanding Voice Structures

Passive Voice: The subject receives the action. Example: 'The ball was thrown by John'. (Subject: ball, Action: thrown, Agent: John).

Active Voice: The subject performs the action. Example: 'John threw the ball'. (Subject: John, Action: threw, Object: ball).

Original Sentence Analysis

Sentence: "The decision was expected to be made by the council after further review."

• The phrase "was expected" indicates a passive expectation.
• The action "to be made" is also passive, with "the council" as the agent.
• The core meaning is about an expectation regarding an action ('making the decision') performed by 'the council'.

Active Voice Conversion Strategy

Converting passive expectations like "was expected" often involves the introductory phrase "It was expected that...". This construction keeps the primary expectation passive, reflecting the original sentence's nuance, while allowing the subsequent clause to describe the action in the active voice, with the original agent ("the council") becoming the subject of that clause.

Evaluating Conversion Options

1. Option 1: "The council expected making a decision after review."

   This option incorrectly shifts the subject of the expectation to 'The council'. The original sentence implies an external expectation *about* the council's action, not the council's own expectation.

2. Option 2: "It was expected that the council would make the decision after review."

   This option correctly uses "It was expected" to handle the passive nature of the expectation. The clause "that the council would make the decision" is in the active voice (Subject: council, Verb: would make, Object: decision), accurately reflecting the original sentence's meaning and structure requirements.

3. Option 3: "The council made the decision as was expected."

   This implies the decision has already been completed ('made'), changing the tense and focus from the original sentence's emphasis on expectation to fulfillment.

4. Option 4: "The council was expected to have made the decision."

   This phrasing alters the temporal aspect of the expectation, suggesting the expectation was about a past completed action ('to have made'). The original sentence implies an expectation about a future or ongoing action relative to the time of expectation.

Passive to Active Conversion Result

Option 2 provides the most accurate conversion to active voice. It correctly transforms the structure while preserving the original meaning by using "It was expected" and making the subordinate clause active.