Question

the new surprised me. (voice)​

Answer 1

Answer:

I was surprised by the new.

Answer 2

Answer:

This IS the active voice. Your subject is the “news,” the verb is “surprised,” and your direct object is “me.” Simple English grammar: Subject-verb-object. To write this in the passive voice, you would put that responsible for the action, (your subject) last:

“I was surprised by the news.”