Exercise: Rewriting sentences using the active voice

EXERCISE 50.1

Look at the following sentences, which use the passive voice. Then rewrite each sentence in the active voice, and indicate which version you prefer and why.

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  1. Question

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    The chair’s address was interrupted by hecklers.

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