Paper 2 · 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)
