Welll the tone is what the characters is doing and feeling soi think that the answer is report a cuase and a effect
The 2nd option you gave us, is your answer
Answer: The report was submitted by the auditor on time
The statement above is the passive voice of the original statement in the active voice. A sentence is said to be in the active voice when the subject is the doer of the action. The sentence is said to be in the passive voice when the subject is the receiver of the action.