Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure:
It had been made clear by the committee that the rule would not be altered.
Active Voice Conversion Solution
The goal is to convert the given passive voice sentence into an active voice structure.
Passive Voice Analysis
- Original Sentence: It had been made clear by the committee that the rule would not be altered.
- Passive Subject: "It" (acting as a placeholder for the clause)
- Passive Verb Phrase: "had been made clear" (Past Perfect Passive)
- Agent (Performer of Action): "the committee"
- Real Clause (Object of Action): "that the rule would not be altered"
Active Voice Conversion Steps
- Identify the Agent: The agent performing the action is 'the committee'. This will become the subject in the active sentence.
- Identify the Action and Tense: The action is 'making clear'. The passive verb is 'had been made clear' (Past Perfect Passive). The active form will reflect the agent performing this action.
- Restructure the Sentence: In the active voice, the agent becomes the subject, the verb changes to its active form, and the object/complement follows. The placeholder 'It' is used to link the action to the clause.
- Formulate the Active Sentence:
- Subject: The committee
- Verb: made clear (Simple Past Active, aligning with the provided correct option's structure)
- Object + Complement: it + that the rule would not be altered
Resulting Active Sentence
Combining these elements gives: The committee made it clear that the rule would not be altered. This matches Option 1.
This structure correctly identifies 'the committee' as the doer of the action ('made clear') and places it at the beginning of the sentence, fulfilling the requirements of active voice conversion.
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