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    Question

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in

    active voice. Two children were shot dead by a psychopath during the  California music festival.
    A Two children were being shot dead by a psychopath during the California music festival. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Two children are shot dead by a psychopath during the California music festival. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C A psychopath during the California music festival was shooting dead two children. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D A psychopath shot dead two children during the California music festival. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In the active voice, the doer of the action (the psychopath) becomes the subject of the sentence. The verb "shot" is in the past tense, and the direct object "two children" follows.

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