Question

read the sentence and answer the question that follows.

tulip bulbs were planted by gardeners in the fall so there would be plenty of tulips for the spring festival.

what is the best way to rewrite the sentence in the active voice without changing the meaning of the sentence?

• gardeners planted tulip bulbs in the fall so there would be plenty of tulips for the spring festival.
• gardeners were told to plant tulip bulbs in the fall so there would be plenty of tulips for the spring festival.
• the fall is when tulip bulbs were planted by gardeners so there would be plenty of tulips for the spring festival.
• there would be plenty of tulips for the spring festival because tulip bulbs were planted by gardeners in the fall.
• the spring festival needed gardeners to plant tulip bulbs so there would be plenty of tulips in the fall.

Explanation:

This option converts the original passive sentence to active voice by making the doer ("gardeners") the subject, uses the active verb "planted", and retains the exact original meaning and timeline of planting in the fall for the spring festival. The other options either keep passive voice, alter the meaning, or change the logical sequence.

Answer:

A. Gardeners planted tulip bulbs in the fall so there would be plenty of tulips for the spring festival.