Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

The cat was hit with a bat.

Somebody hit the cat with a bat.

The correct active voice of the given sentence is Somebody hit the cat with a bat.

The passive voice of the sentence is The cat was hit with a bat. This sentence is in the simple past tense, which is used to describe an action that happened in the past. The passive voice of the sentence is formed by putting the subject of the active sentence after the verb "to be" and the past participle of the main verb. In this case, the subject of the active sentence is "the cat" and the main verb is "hit." The past participle of "hit" is "hit." So, the passive form of the sentence is The cat was hit with a bat.

The active voice of the sentence is formed by putting the subject of the passive sentence before the verb and removing the verb "to be." In this case, the subject of the passive sentence is "somebody" and the main verb is "hit." So, the active form of the sentence is Somebody hit the cat with a bat.

The other options are incorrect because:

• Somebody has hit the cat by bat. is in the present perfect tense, while the original sentence is in the simple past tense.
• Somebody had hit the cat with a bat. is in the past perfect tense, while the original sentence is in the simple past tense.
• Somebody hits the cat with a bat. is in the present tense, while the original sentence is describing an action that happened in the past.
• Somebody hit the cat by bat. is grammatically incorrect. The preposition "by" is not needed in this sentence.