Asked by Pat

In the sentence, “The report was mailed to the officer,” the writer is using:




A. the active voice.


B. the passive voice.


C. chronological order.


D. first person.

I am confused between A & B
Answered by Writeacher
Active voice is when the subject is doing the action of the verb.

Passive voice is when the subject is NOT doing the action of the verb.

What's the verb in that sentence?
Answered by Pat
I am so bad when it comes to verbs and such. But from what you wrote is the answer A?
Answered by Writeacher
Who did the actual mailing?
Answered by Pat
They don't say who did the actual mailing. So then it's passive?
Answered by Writeacher
Right.

If a passive sentence tells you who did the action of the verb, it'll be in a "by..." phrase.

In this sentence, the subject is "report" -- which cannot mail anything, right? =)
Answered by Pat
Thanks for your help. It was Passive. I took the quiz and got 100%!!!
Answered by Writeacher
Excellent!!

You're very welcome!