1. active 2. passive 3. active 4. passive 5. passive
<span>the answer is A. Do not separate a one-letter syllable from the rest of the word" would be the best option from the list, but more specifically the first syllable "a" here does not modify the rest of the word in any way.</span>
D. The plane flew through many clouds. "Through" is the preposition, so "through many clouds" is the prepositional phrase.
For that opening sentence, I'd go with something along the lines of this:
"If I had to summarize my summer vacation, I'd say it was uneventful, but enjoyable."
"My summer vacation was busy to say the least."
"I didn't have the best time with my summer vacation, but it certainly was a vacation."
"I spent my summer vacation the way kids are supposed to; doing absolutely nothing."
"This year's summer vacation was the best I've ever had, and I'd love to tell."