E130 Online Editing Exercise 1: Active Sentences
DIRECTIONS: Rewrite each passive sentence as active.

1.	The Harper College Internet Access and Use Policy Statement was written by a group of Harper students.
2.	The students’ policy statement was reviewed by an official Harper College academic committee.
3.	When the personal computer was developed in the 1980s, it was thought by the public to be nothing more than a toy for electronics enthusiasts.
4.	The negotiations were thought by the workers to be unfair because they included five management representatives but only one union representative.
5.	Management’s offer was rejected by the union members.
6.	Tenants are protected by leases.
7.	In suggestive selling, purchasers are asked by the salesperson to buy additional menu selections.
8.	It is believed by readers that writing that sounds bureaucratic is more authoritative.
9.	Purchasers will be asked to buy a product that complements what they’ve just purchased.
10.	Because of suggestive selling, purchasers often find that products are more costly than what they expected to pay.
11.	Huge rotary blades were used by the drillers.
12.	More than 15 feet of chalk an hour could be chewed through by the blades.
13.	The year-end bonuses were welcomed by the workers.
14.	It was reported by information systems personnel that someone tried to hack into the company’s database from the outside.
15.	The attempt to compromise the system was discovered yesterday. (Name the agent.)
16.	The changes in health benefits were resented by the employees.
17.	Your request cannot be accomodated at this time.
18.	The manager's explanation was not convincing to the employees.