Question

read the sentence and answer the question that follows.

jamie sent a thank-you note to martha for the present.

what is the best way to rewrite the sentence in the passive voice without changing the meaning of the sentence?
○ martha received a thank-you note from jamie for the present.
○ a present is the reason jamie sent a thank-you note to martha.
○ jamie received a present from martha and sent her a thank-you note.
○ a thank-you note for the present was sent to martha from jamie.

Explanation:

1. Passive voice structures place the receiver of the action as the subject, using the form "object of active sentence + was/were + past participle of verb + by/from + subject of active sentence".
2. The original active sentence has "a thank-you note" as the object being acted on (sent). The correct passive rewrite makes this the subject, uses "was sent" (passive verb form), and retains all original meaning details (for the present, to Martha, from Jamie) without altering the core information.
3. The other options either change the meaning, rephrase without using passive voice correctly, or restructure the action incorrectly.

Answer:

D. A thank-you note for the present was sent to Martha from Jamie.