Understanding Active Voice in English Grammar

The question asks how to tell your parents about an event using the active voice. The original event description, "Darshana was laughed at by all her classmates," is in the passive voice. To convert a sentence from passive to active voice, we need to identify who is performing the action and make them the subject of the sentence.

Identifying the Components

In the passive sentence "Darshana was laughed at by all her classmates":

• The action is "laughed at".
• The receiver of the action (the passive subject) is "Darshana".
• The performer of the action (the agent) is "all her classmates".

To switch to active voice, the performer of the action ("all her classmates") becomes the subject, and the verb should show that this subject is performing the action directly on the object ("Darshana").

Analyzing the Options for Active Voice

Let's examine each option provided to find the sentence in active voice:

1. All her classmates laughed at Darshana.

   • Subject: "All her classmates" (These are the people doing the laughing).
   • Verb: "laughed at" (Shows the action performed by the subject).
   • Object: "Darshana" (This is who the action is being done to).
   • This sentence follows the active voice structure: Subject + Verb + Object. The subject performs the action.

2. All her classmates laughing at Darshana.

   • This is a phrase, not a complete sentence. It lacks a finite verb needed to form a standard sentence structure in active or passive voice.

3. Darshana is laughed at by all her classmates.

   • Subject: "Darshana" (She is receiving the action).
   • Verb: "is laughed at" (This is a form of the verb 'be' + past participle, typical of passive voice).
   • Agent: "all her classmates" (Introduced by 'by', indicating the performer in a passive sentence).
   • This sentence is in the passive voice.

4. All her classmates will been laugh at Darshana.

   • This sentence contains grammatical errors ("will been laugh") and does not form a valid structure in English grammar, neither active nor passive.

Determining the Correct Active Voice Sentence

Based on the analysis, Option 1 is the only sentence that correctly represents the action ("laughed at") being performed by the identified agent ("All her classmates") directly upon the receiver ("Darshana"), following the structure of active voice.

Thus, the way to tell your parents that Darshana was laughed at by all her classmates using active voice is "All her classmates laughed at Darshana."

Revision Table: Active vs. Passive Voice

Additional Information: Why Use Active Voice?

Active voice is often preferred in writing because it is typically more direct, clear, and engaging. It makes it immediately clear who is performing the action, leading to stronger and more dynamic sentences. While passive voice has its uses (like when the action is more important than the doer, or the doer is unknown), active voice usually results in more straightforward communication, which is helpful when telling a story or explaining an event.