Question

read the passage and answer the questions about verb - tense shifts, passive - voice errors, and subject - verb agreement errors.
the school play was being rehearsed for weeks, and everyone was excited. the actors had practiced their lines over and over, but some of them didnt know what their roles were completely. the script had been written by the director in a way that was meant to be funny, but it wasnt making any sense. by the time the night of the performance arrived, a lot of things were forgotten.
at the start of the play, the lights were dimmed, and the curtain rose. some of the students were forgetting their lines and had to have the props re - placed where they should have been. a scene, which was supposed to be hilarious, didnt get the reaction they were hoping for. it was clear that the audience had been confused and many of them were laughing, but not at the parts they wanted.
by the end of the play, most of the actors had been relieved when it was over. it had been a lot of stress, and everyone had learned lessons for next time. even though the performance were a complete failure, it was a memory to last forever.

1. which of the following would correctly change the sentence from passive voice to active voice?

the school play was being rehearsed for weeks, and everyone was excited.
a. the actors was rehearsing the play for weeks and everyone was excited.
b. the cast had been rehearsing the school play for weeks and everyone was excited.
c. the school play was rehearsed for weeks and everyone was excited.
d. the school play is being rehearsed for weeks and everyone was excited.

1. which of the following corrects the subject - verb agreement error?

even though the performance were a complete failure, it was a memory to last forever.

Explanation:

The original sentence "The school play was being rehearsed for weeks and everyone was excited" is in passive - voice. To change it to active - voice, we need to make the doer of the action (the cast/actors) the subject of the sentence. The correct active - voice sentence is "The cast had been rehearsing the school play for weeks and everyone was excited".

Answer:

The cast had been rehearsing the school play for weeks and everyone was excited.