Paper 2 · November 2018 · Grammar and Sentence Structure
Re-write the following sentence starting with: The government's ...
The learners were motivated by the government's new educational policy.
Model answer
The government's new educational policy motivated the learners.
Also accepted: The government's new policy of education motivated the learners., The government's new policy on education motivated the learners.
Explanation
The passive is turned round into the active, so the agent 'the government's new educational policy' becomes the subject.
ZIMSEC English Language 4005/2, November 2018, Q4(c)(i)