The teacher walked into the classroom, it was first period, he started to stare at everyone with a stern look, he noticed that most of the students in the class were asleep, he started mumbling to himself, “can I really be that boring?” because clad didn’t even start yet, a student heard him and replied, “no you’re not boring, you forgot it’s Friday? we don’t do lessons on Friday we watch a movie about what we learned about” the teacher looked up with a confused smile on his face “oh yeah that’s right, I honestly been so busy grading I forgot” he then proceeded to sit at his desk and prepare the movie for the kids.
During the Cold War, scientists competed in the "space race."
Which revision changes the sentence to draw attention to the object of the action rather than the people or things performing the action?
A. The "space race" by competing scientists occurred during the Cold War.
B. During the Cold War, scientists led the "space race" competition.
C. During the Cold War "space race", scientists competed.
D. The "space race" was a Cold War competition by scientist.
Answer:
D. The "space race" was a Cold War competition by scientist.
Explanation:
According to the given sentence, "During the Cold War, scientists competed in the "space race."", the best way to revise it so that the sentence would draw attention to the object of the action rather than the people or things performing the action is by simply changing the sentence from active voice to passive voice.
Therefore, the correct answer is "The "space race" was a Cold War competition by scientist"
