Question

read the sentence.
the dusk was filled by the coyote’s eerie howl.
which revision puts the sentence in the active voice while maintaining the original meaning?
○ the coyote’s eerie howl filled the dusk.
○ the coyote’s dusk was filled by the coyote’s eerie howl.
○ the coyote’s howl was filling the eerie dusk.
○ the coyote’s howl was filling the dusk eerily.

Explanation:

Active voice places the doer of the action as the subject. The original sentence's action is "filled", done by "the coyote's eerie howl". We need to make this phrase the subject, keep the original meaning (the howl filled the dusk, with "eerie" describing the howl), and use active voice. The first option does this correctly: the subject is the howl, it performs the action "filled" on the dusk, and retains the original meaning. Other options either keep passive voice, misplace adjectives, or alter the original meaning.

Answer:

A. The coyote's eerie howl filled the dusk.